Kimmel criticizes Spencer Pratt’s LA mayoral run as a bid for TV fame
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On his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel discussed Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting, an online exchange with health secretary RFK Jr., and reality TV star Spencer Pratt’s campaign for Los Angeles mayor. Kimmel said Pratt is “wasting our time and money to get back on television” and compared his run to Trump’s entry into politics.
Key Facts
- Kimmel said Trump assembled his cabinet for a meeting where they told him “how great he is.”
- Trump’s approval rating is down to 37%, according to Kimmel.
- Defense secretary Pete Hegseth had to cancel the deployment of troops in Poland after a phone call from Trump saying Germany was “the country he was mad at.”
- Kimmel got into an online spat with RFK Jr. after the health secretary shared a parody post that described late-night comedy as being at its “nader” — Kimmel replied, “it’s ‘nadir’, dummy, now get back to spreading polio.”
- Fox News ridiculed Kimmel’s response with guest Jillian Michaels, known from The Biggest Loser.
- Spencer Pratt, described by Kimmel as “the screaming jerk on reality shows,” is running for LA mayor and has an estimated 22% of potential votes.
- Kimmel said Pratt “wants to be a star again” and does not actually want to be mayor, comparing it to Trump only campaigning because his “TV show was gonna get canceled.”
- Kimmel stated that “mayor should not be your first job” and urged voters to find someone other than Pratt who is not “wasting our time and money to get back on television.”
Conflicting Reports
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Still Unclear
No open questions identified in the source article.
Misconceptions
No widespread misconceptions addressed in the source article.
Key Figures
- Jimmy Kimmel – late-night talk show host
- Donald Trump – former president
- Pete Hegseth – defense secretary, former Fox News host
- Kash Patel – FBI director
- RFK Jr. – health secretary
- Jillian Michaels – Fox News guest, former Biggest Loser trainer
- Spencer Pratt – reality TV star, LA mayoral candidate
- Karen Bass – current LA mayor mentioned by Kimmel
Sources: The Guardian
