L.A. Mayor Bass Wants to Give Free Teeth to Meth Addicts

Satire. Assemblyman Lyle Culpepper is a fictional character. Culpepper is the comdedic alter-ego of Jewish satirist L.E. Doug Staiman. The clip of Bass and her comment is real, but Culpepper is digitally inserted by AI.

Mayor Karen Bass and Assemblyman Lyle Culpepper introduce a new initiative to give meth addicts new teeth. pic.twitter.com/0Y9J7ElShk

— Lyle Culpepper (@ShutupLyle) May 17, 2026