Trump is supporting Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor’s race. It may be a poison pill
President says reality star a ‘big Maga person’ but backing may prove more hindrance than help in deep-blue bastion
TL;DR
- Donald Trump has endorsed Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star and former Republican, in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
- Pratt is currently polling second behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, leveraging voter anger over disaster response, cost of living, and homelessness.
- Trump's endorsement is considered a potential detriment in Los Angeles, a liberal stronghold where he is unpopular.
- Opponents Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have used Trump's support to criticize Pratt and associate him with conservative politics.
- Pratt maintains that his focus is on local issues and that the race is nonpartisan, despite his past Republican registration and Trump's backing.