Spencer Pratt Targets Karen Bass Over Kamala Endorsement

Spencer Pratt is shaking up the Los Angeles mayoral race by refusing to play small and pushing back hard against Democratic incumbents while highlighting local failures and questioning political cover-ups; his ad and statements have provoked a backlash from Mayor Karen Bass and an endorsement from Vice President Kamala Harris, which Pratt used to sharpen his attacks and rally voters who want safety and accountability in L.A.

The Los Angeles mayoral contest has taken on new intensity with Spencer Pratt as the lone Republican contender challenging the status quo. He’s leaned into contrast, showing voters the difference between officials who live in political bubbles and residents dealing with the aftermath of fires and rising crime. Pratt’s campaign ad — built around that contrast — grabbed attention because it framed the race in terms of who actually lives with the city’s consequences. That messaging has made him a target of mainstream Democrats who prefer to keep the conversation focused on his reality TV past rather than the city’s present problems.

Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman have tried to paint Pratt as unserious, but that strategy risks backfiring when residents see footage of neighborhoods still scarred by fires and feel ignored. Pratt pointed to the Getty House and other insulated addresses while showing his own trailer on a burned lot in Pacific Palisades to underline that difference. Voters fed up with rising crime, worsening homelessness, and what they view as opaque decision-making are responding to that straight-to-camera confrontation.

“He stands in front of the homes of Karen Bass (well, Getty House, which is LA’s mayoral mansion) and Nithya Raman, both tucked away from the reality most residents have to confront every time they leave home, then shows his own home: a trailer he recently had placed on his burned-out lot in Pacific Palisades,” RedState Managing Editor Jennifer Van Laar reported.

With the June 2 primary looming, Democrats are leveraging national star power to shore up Bass, and that includes an endorsement from Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris issued a public statement backing Bass and praising her record on crime and homelessness, a move intended to reassure voters who want stability. The endorsement gives Bass a national megaphone, but it also gives Pratt a fresh target: two prominent Democrats tying themselves to a mayor whose record many locals view as mixed at best.

“Mayor Karen Bass is the leader Los Angeles needs right now,” Harris said. “She has done what so many said couldn’t be done — the first-ever two-year decline in homelessness, reducing crime to levels this city hasn’t seen since the 1960s, and refusing to back down when the federal government came after our neighbors. She has my full support for re-election.”

Bass pushed the endorsement out on social channels, using it to frame her campaign as focused on safety, affordability, and values. Pratt seized on that moment to accuse Bass of more than ineffective governance; he alleged deliberate manipulation and cover-up following the fires. Those are explosive claims in a race already governed by fear of public-safety failures and distrust of city institutions.

Bass has accused Pratt of exploiting grief over the fires, but he answered with fierce allegations of his own, saying the mayor altered official reports and allowed devastation to compound. Pratt’s rhetoric has been sharp and unapologetic, aimed squarely at voters who feel traditional political responses have failed them. That tone plays to an electorate hungry for accountability rather than press releases and talking points.

“This is the same woman that will allow 7,000 houses to burn to the ground, 12 people to burn alive, and then actively cover it up, get caught covering it up and then say that the LA Times is lying, even though they have the emails where she’s altering the after-action report, which, as far as I’m concerned, is obstruction of justice,” he said.

“It’s disgusting.”

Pratt has also tied Harris to the fallout, alleging that national figures benefited from local calamity. Those claims feed into a broader Republican narrative that accuses Democratic leaders of cozy deals and self-serving politics at the expense of ordinary citizens. Whether voters accept those accusations will depend on how much trust they place in city institutions and how urgently they prioritize public safety and property protection.

“Obviously, Kamala Harris loves Karen Bass. Because of Karen Bass letting the Pacific Palisades and Malibu burn down, Kamala Harris was able to get a $2 million discount on her new house in Malibu,” Pratt alleged.

Pratt says his base is built from concerned parents and homeowners who want safer streets and responsible governance. He’s running a campaign that blends personality with policy critiques, aiming to convert media attention into votes. The primary rules mean a majority win on June 2 would end the contest, so both sides are scrambling to solidify support and define the narrative before ballots are cast.

“The people that endorse me are the women and mothers who want to feel safe again in the streets of LA,” Pratt also stated.