Spencer Pratt talks Los Angeles mayoral campaign, debate performance: Watch the full interview
- Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt accused CBS News of releasing a misleading and negatively edited five-minute segment from his over one-hour interview, alleging the footage was given to Mayor Karen Bass's PR team to create a hit piece against him.
- CBS News later released the full 28-minute interview featuring Pratt discussing his campaign vision, ideas, and social media support after he criticized the initial shortened clip as unfair.
- During the mayoral debate, Spencer Pratt positioned himself as an outsider candidate focusing on city issues like homelessness and criticized political failures, gaining second place behind Bass in polls with under 20% support.
- Polling from Emerson College shows Pratt as a rising challenger to Mayor Karen Bass in the mayoral race, who holds less than 20 percent support.
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Reality Star Spencer Pratt Claims Election Interference Amid Surging Support
In the contentious race for mayor of Los Angeles, Spencer Pratt has emerged as a figure of controversy and charm. His claims of election interference have drawn considerable attention, particularly after CBS released a full interview with him under growing pressure for transparency. Pratt, recognized for his reality TV background on MTV’s “The Hills,” is challenging current Mayor Karen Bass, asserting that her administration is engaging in tacti…
Spencer Pratt 'Done With CBS,' Accuses Network of Turning Over Interview to Karen Bass' PR Team for 'Comical' Edit
Spencer Pratt says CBS turned over its interview with him to Karen Bass’ PR team “to edit it into a comical five-minute hit piece,” and insists the network release the full, hour-long conversation online – which it did, four hours later. “After CBS embarrassed Karen Bass by fact-checking her debate lies about the Palisades fire, they clearly got the call,” the former reality-TV star-turned-mayoral-candidate says into the camera in a Saturday X p…
LA mayor hopeful Spencer Pratt: ‘CBS got the call after fact-checking Karen Bass’
Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt is accusing CBS of shady behavior after its fact-checking of Mayor Karen Bass. CBS News shocked Republicans by actually engaging in journalism to fact-check Bass over her Palisades fire claims during a debate with Pratt. Bass alleged that the winds “reached close to 100 miles an hour and the planes were unable to fly,” while Pratt argued that they “never reached higher than 40 mph.” Watch: Los Angeles M…
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