By Ricardo Roura
President Donald Trump expressed his support for Spencer Pratt in the race for mayor of Los Angeles in the June 2 primary election.
Trump did not hesitate to express his support for Pratt, a reality television star and affected by the Palisades fire, whose main rivals are the current mayor, Karen Bass, and councilor Nithya Raman.
BREAKING: President Trump comes out in make stronger of feeble reality TV superstar Spencer Pratt’s and his political upward push in the bustle to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.
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“I would like him to do well. He is quite a character. I heard you’re a big MAGA fan.. “He’s doing well,” Trump told the media this Wednesday.
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Until this Wednesday afternoon, Pratt had not commented on Trump’s endorsement. The candidate has gained popularity, driven by his indignation at the way the city is governed, presenting himself as a candidate who is against the current administration.
“They are frustrated by housing, transportation, homelessness, affordability and many other issues; But it seems that last year’s wildfires have crystallized that frustration and anger“said USC and UC Berkeley political communication professor Dan Schnur.
“He is the only candidate who really seems be expressing those frustrations in a way that is getting a lot of attention“added the professor.
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While Pratt had not made any comments about Trump’s support, Bass and Raman used the president’s support as evidence the kind of mayor who would be a reality TV personality.
“Both Trump and Pratt They want ICE to invade our city and kidnap our neighbors“wrote the current mayor in a post on social media.
“It’s no surprise that Donald Trump supports his Los Angeles apprentice and ‘big MAGA fan’, Spencer Pratt,” Raman said on his X account.
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However, political experts believed that Trump’s public support for him It could be a negative aspect for his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles.
“California is a deeply Democratic state. Los Angeles is an even more Democratic city“Schnur said in an interview with ABC.
“He doesn’t have an ‘R’ after his name on the ballot, but the more voters know that Trump supports their candidacy, the harder it will be for Pratt to reach an audience beyond the lower conservative Republican“Schnur added.
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