Spencer Pratt, the reality TV alum, was greeted by thunderous applause as he announced he is running for Mayor of Los Angeles at a Palisades protest on the one year anniversary of the deadly blaze.
The bombshell came during a high-octane “They Let Us Burn!” protest Wednesday. Pratt’s home was among the thousands destroyed in the fires one year ago.
Standing amidst the charred remains of the neighborhood he once called home, Pratt sported a black t-shirt that read “Pacific Palisades” on the front. Pratt’s wife, Heidi Montag, told The Post she was extremely proud of her husband.
“The system in Los Angeles isn’t struggling, it’s fundamentally broken,” Pratt told a cheering crowd. “It is a machine designed to protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action. That’s why I am running for mayor. And let me be clear, this just isn’t a campaign, this is a mission, and we’re gonna expose the system.”
“They intentionally let us burn before, during and after,” Heidi Montag, Pratts wife, told The Post. “There was no accountability. It was gross negligence. They let this happen. It wasn’t a natural disaster or something that was unavoidable. It was their fault, and we need the accountability we deserve.”
