Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt took aim at his rival in the race after she griped about the former reality TV star filming a campaign ad in front of her house.
His rebuke came after socialist City Councilmember Nithya Raman complained about the 30-second spot, in which Pratt called her out for her $3 million home.
“Filming outside my home, where I live with my young children, feels unnecessary and reckless,” Raman told Us Weekly.
“Nithya just validating the entire premise of our commercial,” he wrote on X.
“She doesn’t care if there’s homeless drug addicts in front of your home, in front of your kids school, but God help her if a man in a suit takes a picture on the public street for two minutes.”
Pratt shot his “They not like us” ad outside both Raman and LA Mayor Karen Bass’ homes, after his own residence burned to the ground in the catastrophic Pacific Palisades fire last year.
“This is where Mayor Bass lives. Notice something? Or here, where Nithya Raman’s $3 million mansion sits. They don’t have to live in the mess they’ve created,” Pratt declared in the ad.
“This is where I live,” he added, standing in front of an Airstream trailer. “They let my home burn down.
“I know what the consequences of failed leadership are. That’s why I’m running for mayor, for my sons and the rest of us Angelenos who want to stop these corrupt politicians from destroying our city. We are going to get the golden age of Los Angeles back,” he added.
The ad has drawn rave reviews and had almost 11 million views on X as of Friday morning.
Raman and Pratt have been gaining in the race as Bass’ popularity crater. The incumbent still remained in the lead with 25% support in a UCLA poll earlier this month with Pratt at 11% and Raman at 9%
