{"id":2599708,"date":"2026-05-06T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-roasts-bass-for-burning-my-house-at-la-mayor-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:15:13","slug":"spencer-pratt-roasts-bass-for-burning-my-house-at-la-mayor-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-roasts-bass-for-burning-my-house-at-la-mayor-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt roasts Bass for &#8216;burning my house&#8217; at LA mayor debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspencer-pratt-roasts-bass-for-burning-my-house-at-la-mayor-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Spencer Pratt, the Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate, criticized Mayor Karen Bass during the candidates\u2019 first debate on Wednesday over Bass\u2019s response to the January 2025 wildfires. Pratt, whose campaign has gained momentum-partly after a viral AI-generated video portraying him as a \u201cBatman\u201d figure rescuing the city-charged that bass\u2019s management drained key reservoirs needed for firefighting, saying firefighters had to travel farther to obtain water. Bass disputed Pratt\u2019s claims, arguing that one reservoir had been out of commission long ago but that over recent decades it has primarily served as drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>The debate quickly turned personal and contentious as Pratt also attacked Bass\u2019s statements about wind speeds during the Pacific Palisades fires, while Bass accused Pratt of spreading inaccuracies. Beyond wildfire response, the candidates argued over immigration, Los Angeles\u2019s cost of living, the decline of Hollywood, and homelessness. Bass defended her record,including affordable housing efforts and a reported decrease in street homelessness during her tenure. Nithya Raman, a City Councilwoman, criticized Bass by framing the mayor as too closely responsible for the city\u2019s trajectory and pushed for greater urgency. A Los Angeles Times-UC poll in early March showed Bass leading, with Raman and Pratt trailing, and the June 2 primary will determine the two candidates who advance to the Nov. 3 general election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Spencer Pratt, Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1221\">Los Angeles<\/a> mayoral candidate, blasted the city\u2019s current mayor, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2491\">Karen Bass<\/a>, for her response to the city\u2019s January 2025 wildfires in the candidates\u2019 first debate on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI blame this person for burning my house and my parents\u2019 house and my town and all my neighbors\u2019 town,\u201d Pratt said, referring to Bass.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4557679\/xavier-becerra-calfiornia-governor-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Becerra takes heat in California governor debate and solidifies status as candidate to beat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4557177\/jd-vance-ohio-treasurer-primary-win\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>JD Vance-backed candidate wins Ohio treasurer primary in test of clout<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4556308\/ramaswamy-acton-ohio-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about the Ramaswamy vs. Acton matchup for Ohio governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Pratt, a former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/reality-tv\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2284\">reality TV <\/a>cast member who starred on the hit MTV series <em>The Hills,<\/em> launched his campaign primarily based on his disappointment with current Los Angeles leadership over how they handled the wildfires that burned in Southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a> early last year. His mayoral bid has picked up traction recently after an AI-generated campaign video <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliebcurran\/status\/2051647381981290697?s=20\">went viral<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-how-blue-city-governance-is-destroying-blue-cities\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: How Blue City Governance Is Destroying Blue Cities\">video depicted<\/a> him as Batman \u201csaving\u201d the city from prominent California Democrats, such as Bass and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Wednesday night\u2019s debate between Pratt, Bass, and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman started contentious, with Pratt calling Bass an \u201cincredible liar\u201d as they discussed her administration\u2019s response to the wildfires. As part of his argument, Pratt ripped Bass over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-01-10\/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline\">reports<\/a> that her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >administration drained reservoirs<\/a> in the heart of where LA\u2019s firefighters were working, saying, \u201cAs mayor, I will never drain the reservoirs that we need for wildfire protection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout those two reservoirs filled with 117 million gallons and 5 million gallons, these firefighters had to fly all the way to Malibu and Encino to get water. So that, to me, is the most dangerous thing that this mayor put us up against,\u201d Pratt said.<\/p>\n<p>Bass fired back and said Pratt was \u201csaying several things that are completely inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was one reservoir that was out of commission. He is correct: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/300-million-year-old-godzilla-shark-species-given-official-name-by-scientists\/\" title=\"300 Million-Year-Old \u2018Godzilla Shark\u2019 Species Given Official Name By Scientists\">million years ago<\/a>, it was for wildfires, but over the last 30, 40 years, it\u2019s been for drinking water,\u201d Bass said.<\/p>\n<p>The two also went back and forth debating the wind speeds reached in the Pacific Palisades during the fires, prompting Pratt to say, \u201cShe\u2019s an incredible liar. Everyone on their phones, Google it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the wildfire response, the three candidates discussed topics such as immigration, the city\u2019s high cost of living, the decline of Hollywood, and homelessness. Bass apologized for being out of the country during the wildfires and opted to highlight what she sees as the successes of her administration in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/qa-with-gop-colorado-senate-candidate-joe-odea\/\" title=\"Q&amp;A With GOP Colorado Senate Candidate Joe O\u2019Dea\">building affordable housing<\/a> to address the homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that I deserve a second term, and I\u2019m going to fight for that because we have made significant progress in a variety of areas. For example, homelessness was going up year after year, and under my watch, it is the first time we\u2019ve had a decrease in street homelessness. While it went up in the country 18%, it came down in Los Angeles 17.5%,\u201d Bass said.<\/p>\n<p>Raman also blamed Bass\u2019s administration for the direction Los Angeles is headed. She referred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entire-police-department-resigns-after-towns-failure-to-meet-law-enforcement-needs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Entire police department resigns after town&#039;s &#039;failure&#039; to meet law enforcement needs- Washington Examiner\">mayor multiple times<\/a> as \u201cthe CEO\u201d of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are satisfied with the status quo, then I\u2019ve got great news for you. The incumbent is on the ballot,\u201d Raman said. \u201cWhat I\u2019m here to say is that we need more urgency to respond to the issues right now. We need real plans. We need real efforts to make sure that we\u2019re keeping businesses here, that we\u2019re keeping workers here, that we\u2019re keeping residents in downtown LA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4555270\/california-elections-in-play-for-republicans-joe-concha\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4555270\">CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS \u2018IN PLAY\u2019 FOR REPUBLICANS: JOE CONCHA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>-University of California poll from early March had Bass in the lead with 25% of support, Raman with 17%, and Pratt with 14%.<\/p>\n<p>The primary in the race, to determine which two candidates head to the Nov. 3 general election, will be held on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Pratt attacked Mayor Karen Bass for her wildfire response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2599709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-bn3rq4229-1778120296867-e1778122551496.jpg?1778106663&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72476,78129,79242,79241,79240],"class_list":["post-2599708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-news-2","tag-los-angeles-politics-2","tag-mayoral-debate-2","tag-mitch-bass","tag-spencer-pratt-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-bn3rq4229-1778120296867-e1778122551496.jpg?1778106663&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599708"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599712,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599708\/revisions\/2599712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}