Los Angeles mayoral hopeful and former reality star Spencer Pratt compared himself to President Barack Obama while defending his lack of political experience in a pair of recent interviews.
Talking about what he brings to the table during a Friday appearance on NBC Los Angeles, Pratt said, “I have two awards from my community. President Obama actually didn’t even have awards when he was a community organizer.”
“He was able to become a senator and then a president for eight years,” he went on. “So, I feel like him and I have the same experience.”
Pratt’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for further details about his honors.
The candidate, who was a mainstay on the mid-2000s MTV reality series “The Hills,” got involved with community advocacy after his home was destroyed in fires that ravaged Los Angeles County’s Pacific Palisades and Malibu enclaves in 2025.