A new report claims President Donald Trump is considering backing reality television personality Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race ahead of the June primary.
President Donald Trump is considering tossing his support behind Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayoral race, a new report claimed.
Trump is ‘quietly weighing whether to throw his support behind’ television personality Pratt, 42, according to gossip columnist Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice on Substack, NY Post and The DailyMail.
An insider told Shuter that ‘Trump loves celebrity candidates, and [Pratt] knows exactly how to dominate headlines.’
The idea of endorsing Pratt, a registered Republican, has ‘absolutely been discussed’ inside the White House ahead of the June 2 primary, according to the report.
A White House official told the Daily Mail on Saturday morning that any endorsement would come directly from Trump on Social Truth.
Pratt has insisted he does ‘not represent a party’ after being labeled a ‘MAGA Republican’ by opponent Nithya Raman, an LA City Councilmember who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
‘I represent all of Los Angeles,’ Pratt told NBC LA last Friday. ‘I don’t have a campaign manager. I don’t have campaign consultants. There’s no political party backing me.’
The reality star turned mayoral hopeful was widely praised for his performance in a televised debate against Raman and incumbent LA mayor Karen Bass on May 6, with about 90 percent of viewers declaring him the winner, per an NBC LA poll.
Pratt, best known until now for appearing on the reality television show The Hills, said he was ‘an angry Angeleno running to get LA to be the number one city.’
‘Their failed leadership is why I’m going to get elected,’ Pratt added, referring to Bass and Raman.
Pratt has frequently criticized Bass over his handling of the LA wildfires that destroyed thousands of Southern California homes, including his $3.8 million property, in January 2025.
During the debate, Pratt cracked that he would rather face only Raman in the election.
‘All the unions support Mayor Bass,’ he said. ‘You think it’s easier to run against the incumbent mayor with all the unions, or a random city council member who has been a failure for six years?’
