Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night platform this week to mock Spencer Pratts bid for Los Angeles mayor, likening the reality television personalitys campaign to President Donald Trumps political ascent while insisting the President at least once held a job.
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According to Mediaite, Kimmel framed the upcoming June 2 mayoral election in which incumbent Karen Bass is seeking a second term as a very L.A. race for mayor, highlighting that Pratt, best known for his early 2000s MTV fame, is currently polling in second place. The ABC host reminded viewers that His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, before drawing a direct line between Pratts celebrity candidacy and President Trumps move from television to the White House.
Now, the difference between Donald Trump and this guy is, Donald Trump actually had a job before he was on a reality show, Kimmel said, in a backhanded acknowledgment that the President brought real-world business experience to politics that Pratt plainly lacks. He wasnt good at the job. He got all the money for it from his dad. The only thing he was good at was promoting himself, and it turned out that was enough.
Kimmel then lapsed into the familiar liberal narrative about Trump-era damage, declaring, And, as a result, we are going to have to spend the next three decades digging out of this giant hole he put us in. But this hole now has given birth to Spencer Pratt, who is running for mayor, suggesting that outsider candidates like Pratt are a byproduct of Trumps populist disruption of establishment politics. From a conservative vantage point, that disruption has often been a corrective to entrenched elites, but Kimmel cast it as a cautionary tale rather than a course correction.
Mayor should not be your first job, the comedian jabbed, dismissing the idea that a political outsider with no governing background should lead a city with serious fiscal and public safety challenges. The mayor of L.A. is in charge of a $14 billion annual budget. Spencer Pratt is not the person who should be in charge of it.
The host then zeroed in on Pratts personal financial history as evidence he is unfit to manage taxpayer dollars, citing the couples notorious spending binge. In 2011, Spencer Pratt and his wife intentionally blew through all their money on purpose. They bought an armored truck. They bought half a million dollars worth of Birkin handbags. They bought $1 million of rose quartz. They had parties, they gave out gifts. He bought a monster truck, Kimmel complained, painting a picture of reckless indulgence rather than responsible stewardship.
He pressed the point further, adding, They spent all their money. They spent $10 million because they believed the world was about to end in a Mayan apocalypse. And then when there wasnt the Mayan apocalypse, they had no money and had to move into Spencers parents house. For a city already struggling with homelessness, crime, and fiscal strain, Kimmel implied that elevating someone with that track record would be an act of civic self-sabotage.
Thats the guy 22% of you want to be mayor of Los Angeles when the Olympics come to town, he told his largely liberal Angeleno audience. You gotta be kidding me with this. While Kimmels barbs were aimed at Pratt, his incredulity also underscored how celebrity politics which the left often blames on President Trump has become a bipartisan phenomenon in a culture that prizes fame over competence.
Spencer Pratt, right now, his job is selling healing crystals on a website called prattdaddy.com, Kimmel said. That alone should be disqualifying. For conservatives who prioritize serious governance, fiscal restraint, and real-world experience, the idea that a crystal salesman could be entrusted with a $14 billion budget only highlights how unserious Los Angeles politics has become.
Rolling a clip of Pratt likening his political aspirations to those of Christ, Kimmel closed with a final jab: Well, I couldnt agree more. Jesus Christ. What was Jesuss message? Was it incarcerate the homeless or was it heal the sick with rose quartz? Im not sure. Either way, good going, LA. We did it again. As the city edges toward another high-stakes election, Kimmels monologue captured a broader unease about voters flirting with spectacle over substance a trend conservatives argue has already cost American cities dearly in competence, order, and accountability.
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