California’s political scene just got even messier.

As Governor Gavin Newsom dropped a last-minute endorsement for embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Republican challenger Spencer Pratt did not hold back.

He tore into both Democrats, accusing them of corruption, incompetence, and outright destruction of the state they claim to lead.

Pratt reacted to Newsom’s endorsement, which came just five days before the primary election, by calling both Bass and Newsom “criminally negligent.”

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His comments sent shockwaves through California’s crumbling Democrat establishment.

“It’s not shocking because they're alleged criminal partners, not only did they work together in their negligence and burning down 7,000 houses and 12 people alive, but they're both complicit in laundering, what, 24 billion dollars to actually increase homelessness,” Pratt said.

“Newsom and Karen Bass make up stats. Those are not real numbers. Anybody with eyeballs in the state of California or Los Angeles knows that there has not been a reduction in one homeless person. Actually, there's been an increase of naked drug addict zombies in front of every kid's playground, every kid's school, every coffee shop.”

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The blunt message from Pratt resonated among frustrated Californians who have watched their once-golden state descend into chaos under one-party rule.

Pratt said what millions are thinking: the so-called progressives running California have turned paradise into a wasteland.

Newsom’s endorsement came with his usual flowery claims that ignore reality.

“The work Karen Bass is doing in Los Angeles is making our entire state stronger, with an 18 percent decline in homelessness while it grew nationally, historic drops in violent crime, boosting film production in L.A., and protecting our communities against ICE,” he said in a statement to The Los Angeles Times.

To anyone actually living in Los Angeles, those words sound like science fiction.

Homeless encampments continue to grow, violent crime remains a daily topic, and small businesses flee the region by the thousands.

Newsom’s “late endorsement” of Bass raises eyebrows about his motives.

The governor has been playing political chess for months, avoiding official endorsements that could backfire.

But with Bass facing growing criticism, it appears Newsom decided to swoop in and play savior at the last possible moment.

To conservatives, it looks more like a weak attempt to prop up another failing Democrat ally.

Spencer Pratt, who has surged unexpectedly in the LA mayoral race, has built his campaign on exposing corruption and mismanagement in the state’s political machine.

His unapologetic approach has struck a chord, especially among voters who have had enough of rising taxes, decaying infrastructure, and soft crime policies that leave cities unsafe.

His comments about both Bass and Newsom “belonging in jail together” reflect the boiling frustration that California’s conservative voters feel.

For years, Democrat officials promised to tackle homelessness, cut crime, and make housing more affordable.

Instead, the problems have exploded, even as billions of tax dollars have supposedly been poured into “solutions” that never seem to materialize.

Newsom’s record is nothing short of a disaster.

California’s wildfires, water shortages, energy blackouts, and homelessness epidemics all grew worse under his watch.

Meanwhile, his public image remains a carefully curated mirage, sustained by a loyal press corps that dutifully repeats his talking points.

Bass, cut from the same political cloth, has become his echo in Los Angeles, claiming phantom victories as crime and encampments overrun the city.

Republicans across the state sense an opportunity. Along with Pratt in Los Angeles, conservative media personality Steve Hilton is leading a surprisingly strong gubernatorial campaign.

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Steve Hilton: 84% Xavier Becerra: 81% Tom Steyer: 35% All others under 5% pic.twitter.com/B55a8FQ6mU — Kalshi Politics (@KalshiPolitics) May 27, 2026

Spencer Pratt is OFFICIALLY LEADING Karen Bass in the brand new Emerson Poll!

Spencer Pratt: 35% Karen Bass: 33% Undecided: 16% Emerson College (A) • May 27-28 • 350 LV • ±5.2 MOE The Reality TV star is actually CLOSING IN on the Mayor’s seat Who’s ready for the… pic.twitter.com/9LJDpLgTEe — Reverend Jordan Wells (@WellsJorda89710) May 28, 2026

Both men are expected to advance through their upcoming primaries, setting up a dramatic November face-off against California’s entrenched Democrat machine.

If early signs hold, California could see a genuine political reckoning not witnessed in decades.

Voters, fatigued by high costs, rampant homelessness, and woke policies that solve nothing, may finally say enough is enough.

Pratt’s unfiltered rhetoric may sound harsh to the elite class, but to many working families, it sounds refreshingly honest.

Even Newsom’s own party insiders admit privately that his star is fading.

The promise of the flashy, perfect-haired governor has worn thin as his policies break under the weight of reality.

His intervention in Los Angeles may be an act of political desperation, not actual leadership.

For decades, California has been ground zero for liberal experimentation. Now, even those experiments are catching fire, both figuratively and literally.

Pratt’s remarks may mark the beginning of a new chapter in the state’s politics, one that holds the ruling class accountable instead of letting them coast on empty slogans.

At a time when the state cannot seem to fix its power grid, its budget, or its streets, many Californians appear ready to believe that maybe, just maybe, it is time to drain Sacramento’s swamp too.

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