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‘A Very L.A. Race for Mayor’
The Los Angeles mayoral race will take place on June 2, with Mayor Karen Bass seeking a second term.
Jimmy Kimmel, a Los Angeles resident, called it “a very L.A. race for mayor,” with the former reality show star Spencer Pratt currently polling in second place.
“His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows,” Kimmel said of Pratt, likening the mayoral candidate’s path from television stardom to political office to that of President Trump.
“Now, the difference between Donald Trump and this guy is, Donald Trump actually had a job before he was on a reality show. He wasn’t good at the job. He got all the money for it from his dad. The only thing he was good at was promoting himself, and it turned out that was enough. And, as a result, we are going to have to spend the next three decades digging out of this giant hole he put us in. But this hole now has given birth to Spencer Pratt, who is running for mayor.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Mayor should not be your first job. The mayor of L.A. is in charge of a $14 billion annual budget. Spencer Pratt is not the person who should be in charge of it. In 2011, Spencer Pratt and his wife intentionally blew through all their money on purpose. They bought an armored truck. They bought half a million dollars’ worth of Birkin handbags. They bought $1 million of rose quartz. … He bought a monster truck. They spent all their money — they spent $10 million because they believed the world was about to end in a Mayan apocalypse. And then when there wasn’t the Mayan apocalypse, they had no money and had to move into Spencer’s parents’ house. That’s the guy 22 percent of you want to be mayor of Los Angeles when the Olympics come to town.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
“They want him to be mayor even though he himself probably doesn’t even want to be mayor. You think this guy wants to sit through City Council meetings all day, talking about zoning? — JIMMY KIMMEL
“Spencer Pratt — right now his job is selling healing crystals on a site called prattdaddy.com. That alone should be disqualifying, and yet he’s polling in second place. And if he’s one of the top two candidates after the primary next Tuesday, a week from tonight, he will be one of our two choices for mayor of Los Angeles. So if you don’t want to vote for Karen Bass on June 2, I get it. But you better find somebody else to vote for, and preferably somebody who isn’t wasting our time and money to get himself back on television.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Punchiest Punchlines (In Washington Today Edition)
“This cabinet of his, they blew so much smoke up his [expletive], when he farted, it set off the sprinkler system.” — JIMMY KIMMEL, on President Trump’s cabinet showering him with praise.
“Say what you want about Bill Clinton, at least when his staff [expletive] him, he didn’t make us watch.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
The Bits Worth Watching
Greg Gutfeld made a case for A.I. on Wednesdays’ “Gutfeld.”
What We’re Excited About on Thursday Night
The “Big Mistakes” creator and star Dan Levy will appear on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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Four cast members from Boots Riley’s working-class comedy “I Love Boosters” discussed capitalism, art, protest and trying to change the world.
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