Spencer Pratt’s “Concession” in the LA Mayor’s Race Is Really Just a Trump-Style Temper Tantrum

Spencer Pratt has officially conceded in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. Well, kind of. Technically. In the loosest possible definition of the word.

The former Hills star dropped a three-minute video on X Friday morning (June 12, 2026), painting a bleak picture of the city’s future under either of his opponents and vowing to continue to “expose this corrupt machine.” It was less a gracious exit and more a toddler being dragged away from the toy aisle.

Pratt, who finished third in the June 2 primary behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, turned what should have been a standard concession into a full-throated attack on the women who beat him.

He did not disappoint.

“You think you can get rid of me that easily? I didn’t get in this for political power. I got in to expose this corrupt machine, and nothing has changed,” Pratt said in what he apparently considers a concession speech.

Pratt described Raman and Bass in his concession as “these commie animals.” Very normal political behavior from a man who once made his living manufacturing drama on an MTV reality show. Full circle, really.

The concession only came after Pratt spent days suggesting the vote count itself was fraudulent. Raman steadily gained ground as mail-in ballots continued to be counted after the June 2 primary, finally overtaking Pratt over the following days. According to the latest tally from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder, Raman held 246,333 votes to Pratt’s 216,783 votes, a margin of roughly 3.5%.

That math apparently did not sit well with Pratt or his biggest fan.

President Trump weighed in on social media, writing: “Not possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had. 3rd World Nation. Rigged Elections!” If you’re going to lose an election, losing it in a way that earns a Trump meltdown post is at least a brand-consistent exit.

The fraud narrative, of course, has no basis in fact. What it does have is a very familiar playbook.

But Pratt wasn’t done. Not even close. In the video, Pratt also said he possesses “some recordings of one of your exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her resign in shame.” He offered no evidence, no timeline, and no details. Just vibes, threats, and the promise of chaos.

He called it a “Phase III” of his political efforts, saying: “I’m moving on to the next more interesting phase. Listen, I spent a lot of time slaying everybody. I’ve ridiculed everyone on the roster.”

Slaying everybody. Ridiculing the roster. This is, again, a concession speech.

Saving LA – Phase III pic.twitter.com/9n9wv1tonZ

— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 12, 2026

Pratt launched his surprise mayoral campaign in January, a year after his family home burned down in the Palisades fire. His platform initially focused heavily on what he characterized as the failures that led to fire damage, but he expanded it to focus on homelessness, alleged financial “fraud” in the city, and saving abused dogs on Skid Row.

With his massive online following and social media savvy, Pratt managed to outraise both Bass and Raman, catapulting himself from long-shot candidate to one who earned Trump’s endorsement. He pulled in real votes and real money, which makes his refusal to exit with even a shred of dignity all the more confounding.

“I didn’t get in this for political power, I got in this to expose this corrupt machine and nothing’s changed,” Pratt said, seemingly unaware that the best way to expose a corrupt machine is generally not to lose to it and then spend the week posting cryptic threat videos online.

The two women who beat him, Bass and Raman, will now face each other in November’s general election. Meanwhile, Pratt will apparently spend that time curating his mystery recordings and plotting Phase III of whatever this is.

The hills are alive. And Spencer Pratt is not going quietly.