LOS ANGELES, CA — Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt visited the White House this week and posted a photo appearing to show him meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Pratt, who finished third in LA’s June 2 mayoral primary, shared the photo Tuesday on social media. The image appears to show Pratt seated near his young son and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles across from Trump.
Pratt did not say what he discussed with Trump. He captioned the photo, “I will never stop fighting for my community.”
The visit came shortly after Pratt announced the launch of The WAR Foundation, which he said was created to fight political corruption and promote “transparency, accountability, and integrity in government and culture.”
“Our campaign was just the beginning,” Pratt wrote on X.“You want more? JOIN THE WAR.”
Pratt said the group will use “hard-hitting media, investigative research, educational campaigns, and strategic partnerships in government and media” to push back against what he described as government failure and entrenched interests.
Pratt’s mayoral campaign drew national attention, but he did not receive enough votes to advance to the Nov. 3 runoff. Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman, both Democrats, are set to face each other in the general election.
Trump has claimed without evidence that the Los Angeles mayoral election was rigged. Pratt earned the president's backing during the campaign.
After the primary, Pratt posted a combative concession video in which he attacked Bass and Raman and said he would continue using his national platform to highlight problems in LA.
In the video, Pratt criticized city leaders over issues including graffiti, trash, drugs, abandoned storefronts and damage from the wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles earlier this year.
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