巴斯是在一场无家可归问题候选人论坛上发表此番言论的，当时她正面临激烈的连任竞选
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喜剧演员戴夫·兰多加入《吉米·法伊拉全美脱口秀》，就洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯的言论，后者提议为无家可归的冰毒成瘾者提供免费牙科护理，称此举可帮助他们成为更合格的求职者。
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洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯提议由纳税人出资为冰毒使用者提供牙科护理，她辩称许多人没有牙齿就无法重建生活，因此遭到强烈反对。
正在激烈角逐连任、争夺第二个市长任期的巴斯，上周在一场关于该市无家可归危机的候选人论坛上发表了此番言论。
“你遇到的无家可归者中有多少人完全没有牙齿？”巴斯在交流中说道，“他们没有牙齿。为什么？因为冰毒会腐蚀你的牙齿。”
“没有牙齿你就无法立足。因此，必须为人们提供全面的医疗保健。”她继续说道。
洛杉矶市长凯伦·巴斯提议该市为冰毒使用者提供纳税人资助的牙科护理后，迅速引发了强烈反对。（柯比·李/IMAGN 图片
加州的犯罪与无家可归之争是全国的警钟
巴斯的言论在保守派中引发了轩然大波，他们抨击这位现任市长的回应，称其完全没有提及解决该市无家可归和毒品问题的根源。
“一名无家可归的吸毒者刚刚试图刺伤我，”保守派记者达斯汀·格雷奇在社交媒体平台X上写道，他以受该市无家可归危机和毒品疫情影响的洛杉矶居民身份发言。“凯伦·巴斯说：‘没关系，我们会为他们提供免费牙齿，这样他们现在就能成功了。’”
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尽管巴斯声称已有进展，但洛杉矶仍然是美国无家可归人口最多的城市之一，批评人士认为，在她的任期内，这场危机持续恶化。
根据洛杉矶无家可归者服务局发布的统计数据显示，2025年2月初，洛杉矶有超过4.3万人无家可归。
前国土安全部发言人凯蒂·扎卡里亚也批评巴斯在言论中未提及根本性的毒品问题。
“只治标，不治本，”扎卡里亚写道。
“ clueless的凯伦·巴斯说，冰毒成瘾最糟糕的地方在于它会毁掉你的牙齿，”前特朗普政府助理司法部长西奥·沃尔德在X上写道。“套用诺姆·麦克唐纳的话来说：我上次查过了，我以为冰毒成瘾最糟糕的地方明明是冰毒本身！”
2025年8月6日，洛杉矶人行道上的无家可归者营地。（iStock）
《洛杉矶时报》所有者称因凯伦·巴斯因能力不足背书其为“错误选择”
巴斯的发言人未立即回应置评请求。
72岁的巴斯是建制派民主党人，2011年至2022年担任国会代表洛杉矶选区的席位，她正左右夹击，面临激烈的连任竞选。
洛杉矶市议员妮提亚·拉曼，44岁，民主党社会主义者成员，正在宣扬自己的进步派资历。与此同时，42岁的前真人秀明星斯宾塞·普拉特则通过抨击巴斯对2025年洛杉矶大火的应对措施，获得了势头，成为一匹黑马，大火摧毁了他的家和许多其他人的房屋。
这位黑马候选人还抨击巴斯未能扭转该市无家可归和公共安全问题。
斯宾塞·普拉特因对现任市长凯伦·巴斯不满，于1月启动市长竞选。（艾蒂安·洛朗）
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Karen Bass ripped after suggesting taxpayer-funded dental care for meth users
Bass made the remark during a candidate forum on homelessness as she faces a competitive re-election challenge
May 18, 2026 12:39pm EDT / Fox News
Jimmy Failla & Dave Landau Roast Karen Bass Over Latest Campaign Proposal
Comedian Dave Landau joins Fox Across America With Jimmy Failla to share his thoughts on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass insisting that homeless meth addicts should have access to free teeth in an effort to make them more viable job applicants.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash after suggesting taxpayers should fund dental care for meth users, arguing many cannot rebuild their lives without teeth.
Bass, who is vying in a crowded June primary for a second mayoral term, made the remark during a candidate forum last week on the city’s homelessness crisis.
“How many people that you meet that are unhoused don’t have teeth at all?” Bass said during an exchange. “They don’t have teeth. Why? Because meth rots your teeth.”
“You can’t succeed without teeth. So there needs to be comprehensive healthcare provided to people,” she continued.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass drew swift backlash after proposing taxpayer-funded dental care for meth users in the city.(Kirby Lee/IMAGN Images)
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Bass’s comments sparked an uproar among conservatives, who torched the incumbent’s response for appearing to omit any mention of tackling the root causes of the city’s homelessness and drug problems.
“A homeless drug addict just tried to stab me,” conservative journalist Dustin Grage wrote on the social media platform X, impersonating a Los Angeles resident affected by the city’s homeless crisis and drug epidemic. “Karen Bass: ‘It’s okay, we’re going to provide them free teeth so they can be successful now.’”
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Despite Bass’s claims of progress, Los Angeles continues to rank among the cities with the nation’s largest homeless population, with critics arguing the crisis has continued to fester under her watch.
More than 43,000 individuals in Los Angeles experienced homelessness in early February 2025, according to a count released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Former Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Katie Zacharia also criticized Bass for not addressing the underlying drug epidemic in her remarks.
“Symptoms, never the disease,” Zacharia wrote.
“Clueless Karen Bass said that the worst part about meth addiction is that it ruins your teeth,” former Trump assistant attorney general Theo Wold wrote on X. “To paraphrase Norm MacDonald: Last time I checked, I thought the worst part about meth addiction was meth!”
A homeless person clears trash at a homeless camp on a sidewalk in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 2025.(iStock)
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A spokesperson for Bass did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Bass, 72, an establishment Democrat who represented a Los Angeles-based seat in Congress from 2011 to 2022, is facing a competitive re-election challenge from her left and right flank.
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman, 44, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is touting her progressive bona fides. Meanwhile, former reality television star Spencer Pratt, 42, is emerging as a dark horse candidate after gaining momentum by hammering Bass’s response to the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires that obliterated his home and many others.
The upstart candidate has also ripped Bass’s failure to turn the corner on the city’s homelessness and public safety problems.
Spencer Pratt launched his mayoral campaign in January after being dissatisfied with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.(Etienne Laurent)
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Pratt is a registered Republican, though the city’s mayoral contest is officially nonpartisan.
The June 2 primary is widely expected to go into a runoff election in which the top two vote-getters would appear on the ballot in November.
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