Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates | Los Angeles
Spencer Pratt appeared in a new video Friday accepting the Los Angeles mayoral race; “The campaign part of my mission to save Los Angeles is coming to an end,” he says, but declares “war” on two candidates heading into the city’s general election.
inside video In his social media post, Pratt did not specifically object to the election results, despite Donald Trump’s repeated but unsubstantiated claims that the race was “rigged.” Trump, who supports Pratt, called the California election “crooked.”
Although Pratt previously said he would leave Los Angeles if he didn’t win the election, the former reality TV star said in his video on Friday that he was just starting his campaign to “save” Los Angeles.
On Monday, progressive city council member Nithya Raman edged out Pratt to advance in the mayoral race. Raman will face incumbent Karen Bass in the November general election.
Pratt claimed in his video that he had information that could harm Raman’s or Bass’ campaign. “There are some recordings of one of your top candidates doing and saying something that would cause him to resign in disgrace. I was saving those for the general election,” Pratt said.
in may report “If Karen Bass gets re-elected or Nithya gets elected, I’m going to be sick of trying to live in Los Angeles,” Pratt said alongside podcast host Adam Carolla.
But in Friday’s video, Pratt said: “I’m moving on to the next, more interesting phase,” adding: “There are no campaign laws restricting me right now. This is a war.”
“I didn’t come into this for political power, I came into this to expose this corrupt machine. Nothing has changed. You enjoy your worthless meetings at city hall,” he said. “You think your choice will stop me. If you want to stop me, you’ll have to kill me.”
Pratt launched his campaign in January on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades fire, the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history that destroyed his Pacific Palisades home. His campaign centered on concerns about the wildfire and the future of Los Angeles, framing the city as facing an apocalyptic moment.
Pratt, a registered Republican running in mostly Democratic Los Angeles, which has failed to elect a Republican mayor in more than 20 years, faced an uphill battle even when he won Trump’s endorsement in May. Known for his villainous demeanor on MTV’s mid-’80s reality series The Hills, Pratt frequently faced questions about his lack of political experience.
