Spencer Pratt thinks he figured out where his campaign for Los Angeles mayor went wrong.
The former reality TV star and failed mayoral candidate took a swipe at the city’s left-wing politics during an impromptu interview after returning from Washington, DC, joking that he should have turned to communism to win over LA voters.
“Yeah, I think I should have just ran as a communist,” Pratt quipped while climbing into a large silver pickup truck.
“I think that’s what the people of LA want,” he added. “So I think I should have just said I was a communist. Or at least a champagne socialist.”
Pratt — a Republican-leaning political outsider who built his campaign around blasting City Hall’s handling of the devastating Palisades fire, homelessness and government dysfunction — failed to advance beyond the June primary.
“The Hills” star finished third behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and democratic socialist Nithya Raman, who went on to win the race.
Pratt had pitched himself as a political disruptor who would shake up City Hall, but his celebrity status and attacks on the city’s Democratic leadership weren’t enough to propel him to the November runoff.
His sarcastic assessment came after he was asked about President Trump’s recent criticism of Pratt’s campaign, including Trump’s suggestion that the candidate should have challenged the election results.
Pratt acknowledged the president’s comments but offered his own explanation for why his campaign fell short.
Asked whether he preferred Raman to Bass, Pratt didn’t offer much hope that the change in leadership would produce different results.
“Same entity, same entity,” he said, pointing out that the two Democrats had knocked on doors together.
The exchange came as Pratt returned from Washington, where he said he had been speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Despite his ties to Trump and growing political profile, Pratt showed little interest in taking a job in Washington.
Asked whether he would consider serving as White House press secretary if Trump offered him the job, Pratt brushed off the possibility and instead suggested bringing back a former member of the administration.
“I think they should bring Katie back,” he remarked of Katie Zacharia‘s short-lived tenure as press secretary. “I think she needs a second chance.”
Pratt also appeared uninterested in embracing the political establishment after his unsuccessful run.
When asked whether Wikipedia should change his description from television personality to politician, Pratt delivered one final jab.
“I hate politicians,” he said.
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