MAGA Explodes at Jimmy Kimmel Over Spencer Pratt Takedown
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Key Points:
- Jimmy Kimmel mocked former The Hills star Spencer Pratt’s failed Los Angeles mayoral campaign by joking about Pratt’s promise to leave the city if certain candidates won, even renting him a decorated U-Haul truck to help with the move.
- Kimmel’s monologue angered Trump supporters and conservatives, including Florida Sen. Rick Scott and Meghan McCain, who criticized Kimmel for being mean-spirited and insensitive.
- Pratt responded by highlighting that he lost his home in a recent fire, making the U-Haul joke particularly hurtful, and posted a cryptic image on social media without directly addressing his electoral defeat.
- Despite the backlash, Kimmel continued to reference Pratt in subsequent episodes, using the failed mayoral bid to satirize claims of election rigging by some Republicans in the same election cycle.
- Pratt did not advance to the runoff, which will be contested by Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman and incumbent mayor Karen Bass on November 3.