{"id":2606012,"date":"2026-05-22T16:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-post-endorses-pratt-for-los-angeles-mayor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:31:27","slug":"california-post-endorses-pratt-for-los-angeles-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-post-endorses-pratt-for-los-angeles-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"California Post endorses Pratt for Los Angeles mayor"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fcalifornia-post-endorses-pratt-for-los-angeles-mayor%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=2606012&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>The *California Post* announced that it is endorsing Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer pratt, featuring the endorsement on its Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-shifty-dominion-uses-a-factcheck-statement-by-cisa-group-that-includes-dominion-to-prove-its-innocence-on-its-own-factcheck-page\/\" title=\"WOW! Shifty Dominion Uses a &quot;FactCheck&quot; Statement by CISA Group that INCLUDES DOMINION to &quot;Prove&quot; Its Innocence on Its Own &quot;FactCheck&quot; Page\">front page<\/a> and posting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-public-school-teacher-describes-critical-race-theory-training-trickle-down-indoctrination\/\" title=\"Virginia Public School Teacher Describes Critical Race Theory Training: \u2018Trickle-Down Indoctrination\u2019\">cover photo<\/a> on X. the headline and graphics promoted Pratt as an prospect to \u201cfix the city,\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >additional messaging urging voters<\/a> to support him.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt\u2019s campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unions-enjoy-growing-spotlight-in-biden-era\/\" title=\"Unions gain prominence in Biden era.\">gained major attention<\/a> in recent weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-bull-its-a-freaking-dude-biological-man-swimming-for-u-penns-womens-team-utterly-destroys-young-women-in-competition\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Bull*** \u2026 It\u2019s A Freaking Dude\u2019: Biological Man Swimming For U Penn\u2019s Women\u2019s Team Utterly Destroys Young Women In Competition\">including comments<\/a> from President Donald Trump and praise from Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk, who described Pratt as \u201cauthentically American.\u201d His rise has been amplified by highly shareable, pop-culture-styled campaign ads and videos, some using AI-for example, portraying Pratt as Batman to confront a version of mayor Karen Bass as the Joker-which Bass criticized as \u201cviolent.\u201d Other ads highlight city issues while incorporating branding and references drawn from mainstream entertainment,and pratt has also produced non-AI content that parodies or references *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* amid criticism about his housing situation.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that the los Angeles mayoral primary is scheduled for June 2, with Pratt currently running against Bass and councilwoman Nithya Raman.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>California Post<\/em> announced its endorsement of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> mayoral candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spencer-pratt\/\">Spencer Pratt<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>California<\/em> <em>Post <\/em>released its endorsement on the front page of its Friday paper and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\/status\/2057823833739104474\">posted the photo on X.<\/a><\/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\/4579440\/erika-kirk-prasies-spencer-pratt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Erika Kirk praises Spencer Pratt as \u2018authentically American\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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               <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt is facing current city Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass<\/a> and city councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4571070\/spencer-pratt-roasts-nithya-raman-bbq-video\/\">Nithya Raman<\/a>, who are both <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The front page photo showed Pratt smiling, along with bold text that said, \u201cThe Post endorses: Spencer Pratt for mayor \u2014 a chance to fix the city.\u201d A large font at the bottom of the page said, \u201cVote for common Spence.\u201d<\/p>\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\">Today&#8217;s cover: The Post endorses Spencer Pratt for mayor \u2014 a chance to fix the city. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MjwdXDx0eR\">https:\/\/t.co\/MjwdXDx0eR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe for home delivery: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/okw0bmjSRS\">https:\/\/t.co\/okw0bmjSRS<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uKFX9GU2C\">pic.twitter.com\/1uKFX9GU2C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 California Post (@californiapost) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/californiapost\/status\/2057823833739104474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt\u2019s campaign for mayor has grown immensely over the past few weeks. He even captured the attention of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who said, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4576203\/trump-wishes-spencer-pratt-well-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/\">\u201cI\u2019d like to see him do well.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point<\/a> CEO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/erika-kirk\/\">Erika Kirk<\/a> also commented on Pratt\u2019s campaign, calling him <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4579440\/erika-kirk-prasies-spencer-pratt\/\">\u201cauthentically American.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence-<\/a>generated ads blend pop culture, sarcasm, and conditions that people in the city are facing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliebcurran\/status\/2053828567574991052\">one video<\/a>, Pratt is portrayed as Batman, protecting the city from the Joker, who is portrayed as Bass. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass even <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4570452\/karen-bass-fires-back-spencer-pratt-campaign-ads\/\">commented on the ad<\/a>, calling it \u201cviolent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another AI video, Pratt highlighted a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4560952\/spencer-pratt-summer-campaign-los-angeles-mayor\/\">pratt summer<\/a>.\u201d He highlighted key problems in the city, then showcased young people at a festival with branding pulled from Charli XCX\u2019s viral <em>brat <\/em>album.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\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\">LA is worth saving.  Vote Spencer Pratt. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S9O8jvTz4I\">pic.twitter.com\/S9O8jvTz4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Curran (@charliebcurran) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliebcurran\/status\/2053828567574991052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not made with AI, Pratt created another <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4572848\/spencer-pratt-channels-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-latest-ad\/\">video channeling <em>The<\/em> <em>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>writing his own lyrics to the show\u2019s iconic theme song to embrace criticisms of his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4567007\/spencer-pratt-spin-residence-swipe-bass-la-fire\/\">living situation. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4579440\/erika-kirk-prasies-spencer-pratt\/\"><strong>ERIKA KIRK PRAISES SPENCER PRATT AS \u2018AUTHENTICALLY AMERICAN\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pratt has called out Bass over her handling of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\">drug<\/a> use and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homelessness\/\">homelessness<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">election<\/a> will be held on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Post endorsed Spencer Pratt for LA mayor, sharing it on Friday\u2019s front page and X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2606013,"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\/pratt1_794e32.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,36585,5894],"class_list":["post-2606012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-los-angeles","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pratt1_794e32.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606012","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606012"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606016,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606012\/revisions\/2606016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}