Karen Bass Says Spencer Pratt’s AI Ads Showing Her as ‘The Joker,’ ‘Darth Vader’ Are ‘Taking on a Violent Trend’

MICHAELSON Now to the ░░░░░░░░ for L A mayor ░░░░░░░░ is making national headlines ░░░░░░░░ caught up today with ░░░░░░░░ A Mayor Karen Bass ░░░░░░░░ an upcoming profile piece ░░░░░░░░ the Saint Vincent s ░░░░░░░░ Health Campus More on ░░░░░░░░ in the week ahead ░░░░░░░░ discussed her opponent today ░░░░░░░░ TV show star turned ░░░░░░░░ advocate Spencer Pratt who ░░░░░░░░ to run for mayor ░░░░░░░░ his home burned down ░░░░░░░░ the Palisades Fire something ░░░░░░░░ blames Bass for Pratt ░░░░░░░░ been sharing out A ░░░░░░░░ generated ads that show ░░░░░░░░ as a comic book ░░░░░░░░ and Bass as various ░░░░░░░░ They ve gotten millions ░░░░░░░░ impressions Last week Pratt ░░░░░░░░ Bass debated on local ░░░░░░░░ It was Bass first ░░░░░░░░ ever meeting Pratt and ░░░░░░░░ s something we talked ░░░░░░░░ today Clip starts MICHAELSON ░░░░░░░░ did you make of ░░░░░░░░ debate performance BASS Well ░░░░░░░░ of all I was ░░░░░░░░ he was civil because ░░░░░░░░ s been nothing civil ░░░░░░░░ him you know before ░░░░░░░░ ve never met him ░░░░░░░░ so I only knew ░░░░░░░░ his media presence and ░░░░░░░░ social media presence And ░░░░░░░░ m sorry but you ░░░░░░░░ reality TV is not ░░░░░░░░ I have followed So ░░░░░░░░ D never heard of ░░░░░░░░ Hills and I ve ░░░░░░░░ heard of Spencer Pratt ░░░░░░░░ And he s become ░░░░░░░░ famous over these last ░░░░░░░░ months MICHAELSON What do ░░░░░░░░ make of his campaign ░░░░░░░░ much of it now ░░░░░░░░ on A I showing ░░░░░░░░ as the Joker showing ░░░░░░░░ as Darth Vader him ░░░░░░░░ out other people s ░░░░░░░░ I that shows that ░░░░░░░░ goes through your mind ░░░░░░░░ you see that BASS ░░░░░░░░ actually I think it ░░░░░░░░ a very dangerous trend ░░░░░░░░ because it is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ fiction But what s ░░░░░░░░ me now is that ░░░░░░░░ social media is now ░░░░░░░░ on a violent turn ░░░░░░░░ that worries me because ░░░░░░░░ you do that and ░░░░░░░░ your messages are so ░░░░░░░░ or when you demonize ░░░░░░░░ then you do provoke ░░░░░░░░ who are unstable and ░░░░░░░░ can jeopardize people s ░░░░░░░░ MICHAELSON You mean like ░░░░░░░░ throwing of the tomatoes ░░░░░░░░ Well the throwing of ░░░░░░░░ tomatoes which look like ░░░░░░░░ or drowning me and ░░░░░░░░ governor in in a ░░░░░░░░ But there s also ░░░░░░░░ violent scenes And so ░░░░░░░░ ve noticed that it ░░░░░░░░ taking on a violent ░░░░░░░░ and that I find ░░░░░░░░ be very scary But ░░░░░░░░ do know that he ░░░░░░░░ become wildly famous again ░░░░░░░░ a lot of his ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ much of it is ░░░░░░░░ L A MICHAELSON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s no question that ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ coming from national folks ░░░░░░░░ are not voting in ░░░░░░░░ Angeles BASS All of ░░░░░░░░ Right MICHAELSON But there ░░░░░░░░ are people in L ░░░░░░░░ that seem drawn to ░░░░░░░░ BASS Absolutely That s ░░░░░░░░ MICHAELSON Including some Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are drawn to him ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ about BASS I think ░░░░░░░░ we are going through ░░░░░░░░ moment which is not ░░░░░░░░ We go through moments ░░░░░░░░ across the board voters ░░░░░░░░ just upset And I ░░░░░░░░ that social media like ░░░░░░░░ he is proposing and ░░░░░░░░ casting himself as a ░░░░░░░░ let s see he ░░░░░░░░ Batman he s whoever ░░░░░░░░ savior was on some ░░░░░░░░ the other superhero movies ░░░░░░░░ know I think that ░░░░░░░░ into people s desperation ░░░░░░░░ I think oftentimes we ░░░░░░░░ for somebody superhuman to ░░░░░░░░ us The reality is ░░░░░░░░ never happens Those are ░░░░░░░░ characters MICHAELSON Do you ░░░░░░░░ do you think Spencer ░░░░░░░░ would be like as ░░░░░░░░ BASS I I can ░░░░░░░░ even imagine I don ░░░░░░░░ think I understand he ░░░░░░░░ a degree in political ░░░░░░░░ but he does not ░░░░░░░░ a background or knowledge ░░░░░░░░ how our government works ░░░░░░░░ You know Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ to run against Donald ░░░░░░░░ Is there a chance ░░░░░░░░ maybe Spencer Pratt is ░░░░░░░░ underestimated BASS Absolutely MICHAELSON ░░░░░░░░ maybe he s not ░░░░░░░░ best person to run ░░░░░░░░ BASS No absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ I take nothing for ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends]