Tomi Lahren warned that violent crime in Democrat-run cities puts residents at “legitimate risk” from “thugs, felons and crazy green-haired men.”
The Fox Nation commentator reminisced about his time working for the network and fighting an uphill battle on the streets of Los Angeles.
She told the Skinny Confidential podcast that the experience left her too afraid to leave her South Bay home, leading to her moving to Tennessee.
“I couldn’t go to Santa Monica. I had a bunch of jobs here in West Hollywood doing shows like Hannity’s ‘Man on the Street,’ and people were screaming at me,” she said.
“I lived in Hermosa Beach and I went to Tower 12 and a girl in Tower 12 pushed me up against the wall and called me a name that starts with a C.
Fox Nation’s Tomi Lahren explained her reasons for moving to Tennessee by saying violent crime in Democrat-run cities puts residents “legitimately at risk.”
A group of electric bike riders were filmed setting off illegal fireworks in a crowded entertainment district in Hermosa Beach over the weekend, nearly hitting several children.
“I mean, it was a daily thing where people would follow me around The Vons.
“I’m not the only one,” the Outkick host added.
“I’m so lucky to live in Tennessee, and I feel bad for so many people who don’t have the protections of living in a place like I do.”
“There are so many people who are really at risk right now. Whether it’s in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Portland. It’s really sad.”
Her comments came just days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to cut funding to law enforcement, as the state struggles with a massive deficit of at least $45 billion.
According to a Fox News report, the proposed budget includes cuts of $97 million to court operations, $10 million to the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Law Enforcement and more than $80 million to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
At the same time, violent crime in Los Angeles increased 2.9% in the first three months of 2024, with robberies up 9.5% and homicides up 28.1%.
Residents of Hermosa Beach endured another harrowing night last weekend as a large group of people on electric bikes stormed the area, setting off fireworks on crowded streets.
A shocking video was released earlier this month in which a Santa Monica shoplifter calls a store owner out on a violation of the law after he tries to leave with an armful of stolen jackets.
“You’ve got my jacket, so give it back now,” Amber Jolly of Granercy Boutique told her.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to cut funding to law enforcement as the state struggles with a massive budget shortfall of at least $45 billion.
California currently has one-third of the homeless population in the United States.
Newsom’s plan comes as major national retailers and local businesses in California say they continue to face widespread theft and crime.
The woman responded: “You know what you’re doing is illegal. You can’t do that.”
“Give me back my jacket right now,” Jolie insisted. “I’m not going to let you steal from my store!”
Jolie told CBS News she felt she needed to confront the woman because thefts are at an all-time high in California.
“Stores are closing down everywhere because looting is going on. The system is broken and nothing is being done,” Jolly said.
Many of the lucky ones will follow Lahren and leave the state, meaning that by 2022, people leaving the state will outnumber those arriving by 340,000.
Los Angeles’ population is 340,000 fewer than in 2019, while San Francisco, San Diego and Santa Clara counties are each short about 40,000 people.
Meanwhile, Florida saw an increase of about 250,000, and Texas saw an increase of 174,261.
California’s population is 1.2% lower than it was in 2019, and if current trends continue, it won’t reach pre-pandemic numbers until around 2032.
Despite California spending $24 billion on homelessness over the five years through 2023, the number of homeless people there rose 6% last year to more than 180,000, according to federal data.
And since 2013, that number has skyrocketed by 53 percent, making the state homeless for one-third of the entire US population.
Lahren faced hostile reactions when she tweeted about her interactions with X, with some people accusing her of being a coward for leaving Los Angeles.
“So you don’t complain when people move to Tennessee from Democratic states?” Jerry Navarro asked.
“You just went to California with undeserved arrogance, didn’t get the attention you craved from Newsom, and left. Period,” WWonTwit argued.
But the 31-year-old was defiant and insisted she was doing the only sensible thing to do.
“Just another great reason to leave a shitty blue state that allows thugs, felons and crazy green haired people to run wild,” she tweeted.