Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV star and current Los Angeles mayoral candidate, reposted a scathing AI-generated ad on X on Tuesday, which cast the city as a bleak hellscape under its current leadership.
In the viral video, created by film-maker Charlie Curran, flames engulf the Hollywood sign; a socialist militia patrols the streets; and California’s political brass, including the governor, Gavin Newsom, the mayor, Karen Bass, and Kamala Harris, the former vice-president, are depicted as royals who care little for their subjects’ plights.