Spencer Pratt pushes back against critics as ‘Hacks’ star Hannah Einbinder calls out his Los Angeles mayoral campaign
Spencer Pratt, who first rose to fame on “The Hills,” is drawing renewed attention for his bid to become mayor of Los Angeles as his campaign gains momentum.
“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder spoke out against Pratt during an event on Friday, criticizing wealthy political influencers in the city and questioning voter priorities.
“There’s a lot of wealth in this city and I think that there are a lot of people who masquerade as Democrats or people on the left, but really, money is their key issue and that’s what leads them to vote for people like Spencer Pratt — who is endorsed by Donald Trump, and I will remind everybody of that,” she told Variety.
“So, yeah,” she added. “It’s important to resist that.”
Einbinder said there are “no perfect candidates” in Los Angeles’ mayoral race and admitted she is “underwhelmed in a lot of ways,” though she said she is backing Nithya Raman.
Pratt responded by resharing a video of her remarks on X, writing, “She says from a literal red carpet, surrounded by armed security, completely insulated from the horrors on our streets that Angelenos and their kids have to suffer through every day.”
“Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder criticized Spencer Pratt during an event on Friday
Einbinder said she is “underwhelmed in a lot of ways” by the Los Angeles mayoral race, though she ultimately endorsed Nithya Raman.
He continued, “I’m glad she doesn’t have to suffer the consequences of Karen and Nithya’s failures, but she’s in an elite minority and the rest of us want change.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Einbinder for comment.
She says from a literal red carpet, surrounded by armed security, completely insulated from the horrors on our streets that Angelenos and their kids have to suffer through every day. I’m glad she doesn’t have to suffer the consequences of Karen and Nithya’s failures, but she’s in… https://t.co/alZW9T7LJ8
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 29, 2026
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It’s not the first time Pratt has responded to celebrity criticism of his campaign. Earlier this week, after Lisa Rinna said the next mayor of Los Angeles shouldn’t be a “reality star,” he quickly fired back.
“Hey Lisa, if you’re against me because I was on a TV show in my 20’s, wait til you learn what Karen Bass was doing in her 20’s…” he wrote on X, alongside an edited Fox 11 interview clip.
“[Bass] was in Cuba learning how to make bombs with the people that would then go bomb Capitol Hill,” Pratt said in the video. “So, if we’re looking at backgrounds, I’m pretty proud of what I was doing at 20 on reality television. Even though I may not have been the most likable character, it was still TV versus trying to destroy America and going to Cuba 20 times and praising Fidel Castro.”
“Against my opponent, my background is pretty strong,” he added.
Chelsea Handler shared a video on Instagram earlier this month calling “a reminder that a straight white male former reality star that has no previous experience in government should not be a legitimate political candidate.” Pratt also responded to that criticism.
“Most of you have probably never heard of Chelsea Handler, so here’s an introduction!” he wrote, attaching a video of comedian Shane Gillis at the recent Netflix roast of Kevin Hart.
In the video he shared, comedian Shane Gillis said, “Chelsea Handler went to dinner at Jeffrey Epstein’s house in 2010. That’s just a fun one. You can look it up, there’s articles. It wasn’t like a big party, there was, like, seven people there. It was like, Prince Andrew and Woody Allen were there.”
In a poll released Thursday by the Los Angeles Times, Mayor Karen Bass has the support of 26% of voters, Nithya Raman has 25%, and Pratt has 22%.
