{"id":2602325,"date":"2026-05-13T17:15:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-spins-residence-accusation-into-jab-at-bass-over-la-fires\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:18:28","slug":"spencer-pratt-spins-residence-accusation-into-jab-at-bass-over-la-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spencer-pratt-spins-residence-accusation-into-jab-at-bass-over-la-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt spins residence accusation into jab at Bass over LA fires"},"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-spins-residence-accusation-into-jab-at-bass-over-la-fires%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=2602325&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, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV figure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-trump-met-with-sidney-powell-and-general-flynn-in-oval-office-discussed-deploying-military-naming-powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-fraud\/\" title=\"REPORT: President Trump Met with Sidney Powell and General Flynn in Oval Office \u2013 Discussed Deploying Military, Naming Powell as Special Counsel on Election Fraud\">pushed back<\/a> after reports (via TMZ) said he stayed at the luxury hotel Bel-Air for more than a month, despite earlier claiming he was living in an Airstream trailer after losing his home in the 2025 wildfires. Pratt argued the criticism misses why he \u201cneeds a hotel,\u201d saying Karen Bass \u201clet\u201d his home and thousands of neighbors burn, and he accused opponents of attacking his character rather than his policy positions.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy comes as Pratt is trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >build momentum ahead<\/a> of the June 2 primary after a debate in which he repeatedly criticized Bass\u2019s handling of the wildfires. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-react-to-fema-director-resignation-good-riddance\/\" title=\"Lawmakers react to FEMA director resignation: &#039;Good riddance&#039;\">notes ongoing scrutiny<\/a> of Bass\u2019s governance, including allegations about edits to a fire report, concerns about depleted water resources, prior fire-department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ ...less Tent ... A Day\">budget cuts<\/a>, and delays in rebuilding. Even so, recent polling cited in the piece shows Bass leading the race, with Emerson College\/Inside California Politics finding Bass at 30%, Pratt at 22%, and Nithya raman at 19%.  <\/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><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1221\">Los Angeles <\/a>mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt pushed back after reports claimed he had been staying at one of the city\u2019s most expensive hotels despite previously saying he was living in an Airstream trailer after losing his home in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4557757\/los-angeles-fires-latest-example-left-wing-violence\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4557757\">Los Angeles fires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt had spent more than a month staying at the Hotel Bel-Air, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/spencer-pratt-staying-at-bel-air-hotel\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/13\/spencer-pratt-staying-at-bel-air-hotel\/\">TMZ<\/a>. Pratt responded to the criticism on social media, blaming incumbent mayoral candidate Karen Bass for the destruction caused by the fires.<\/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\/4566708\/mississippi-governor-cancels-session-redraw-judicial-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mississippi governor cancels session to redraw judicial map before midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566729\/mike-johnson-warns-mini-mamdanis-taking-us-far-left\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mike Johnson warns of \u2018mini Mamdanis\u2019 taking the country \u2018far, far left\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karen Bass keeps lead in LA mayoral race after fiery debate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cHey guys, why don\u2019t they wanna talk about why I need a hotel in the first place?\u201d Pratt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2054587037601476680\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2054587037601476680\">wrote<\/a> in a statement on social media. \u201cKaren Bass let my home burn down. Also 6,000 of my neighbors. NBD.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey guys, why don\u2019t they wanna talk about why I need a hotel in the first place? <\/p>\n<p>Karen Bass let my home burn down. <\/p>\n<p>Also 6,000 of my neighbors. NBD. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mj1QMW1NZr\">https:\/\/t.co\/mj1QMW1NZr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2054587037601476680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He also accused critics of targeting his personal life instead of his campaign platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunny how they never attack my policy ideas,\u201d Pratt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2054589740494786601\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2054589740494786601\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey can only try to assassinate your character. They don\u2019t wanna talk about my debate masterclass a week ago, they wanna talk about a reality show from a lifetime ago. That\u2019s because they want the continued decline of the city. They are locked in an ideological death spiral and can\u2019t shake it. Come at my policies or go sit back down on the back bench. I\u2019m in the arena, son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pratt, a registered <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> and one of five major contenders heading into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4560958\/spencer-pratt-sheds-joke-label-as-momentum-grows-la-mayoral\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4560958\">June 2 <\/a>primary, drew attention during last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidates-ramp-up-fighting-a-month-before-primary\/\" title=\"NYC Mayoral Candidates Ramp Up Fighting a ... Before Primary\">mayoral debate<\/a> after repeatedly attacking Bass over her handling of the 2025 wildfires. His performance fueled Republican hopes of mounting a competitive challenge in heavily <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrat\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"475\">Democratic<\/a> Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Pratt has sharply criticized Bass over the city\u2019s response to the fires, which killed 31 people, destroyed thousands of structures, and caused billions of dollars in damage. Bass has also faced scrutiny after reports alleged her office sought edits to an official report on the Palisades fire to soften criticism of the city\u2019s emergency response.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/\">KAREN BASS KEEPS LEAD IN LA MAYORAL RACE AFTER FIERY DEBATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her administration has additionally been questioned over depleted water reservoirs during the crisis, budget cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department before the fires broke out, and the slow pace of rebuilding efforts in affected communities.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4566609\/karen-bass-keep-lead-la-mayor-race-after-debate\/\">recent polling<\/a> suggests Bass remains the front-runner in the race. An Emerson College Polling\/Inside California Politics survey found Bass leading with 30% support, followed by Pratt at 22% and Councilwoman Nithya Raman at 19%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Pratt denies hotel stay after claiming Airstream life post-LA fires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2602328,"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\/AP26127822043979.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8460,48229,38975,32383,70393],"class_list":["post-2602325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-accusations","tag-la-fires","tag-media-commentary","tag-reality-tv","tag-spencer-pratt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26127822043979.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602325","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602325"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602330,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602325\/revisions\/2602330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}