Spencer Pratt Meets Donald Trump at White House

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt met with former President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, elevating his political grievances to a national stage. The meeting occurred shortly after Pratt announced the launch of a new media and advocacy organization.

Pratt, a Republican and former reality television star, posted a photo on social media showing him seated in the Oval Office with Trump and three others, including a young boy who appears to be one of Pratt's sons. He captioned the photo, "I will never stop fighting for my community." No official details were released about the substance of the discussion.

The visit follows Trump's public comments late last month urging Pratt not to accept his third-place finish in Los Angeles's June mayoral primary. Trump had claimed, without providing evidence, that the election was rigged, pointing to the counting of mail-in ballots that shifted the results after election night. Pratt was initially in second place in early tallies but was overtaken by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman as late-arriving ballots were counted. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass finished first, and she and Raman will compete in a...