Spencer Pratt Taunts Karen Bass As Election Results Trickle In

California’s election results are still coming in from the June 2 primary.

Making matters even more worrisome, Democratic leaders in the state claim it could take weeks to count all the ballots.

But in the Los Angeles mayoral contest, incumbent Democrat Karen Bass didn’t crack the 51% needed to win outright, setting up a runoff in November.

More importantly, there is a battle between Spencer Pratt, a former reality TV personality and Republican, and Nithya Raman, a City Council member and Democrat.

Pratt is projecting confidence that he will beat Raman to make the runoff against Bass — but he’s also confident Bass will be an easy opponent.

“Are you going to debate Karen Bass again?” a reporter asked Pratt. “And what do you want to tell her if she sees this?”

“You know, I loved debating her on NBC. I look forward to a couple more on NBC and Fox. We can do debates every Friday if she would like because this actually became my most favorite thing to do,” Pratt responded.

“I hope she’s ready, because I literally could not be more excited,” he added.

“It is usually a good thing for a politician, Dave, to debate the dumbest people around them. So I think Spencer Pratt is in a good position here,” Stu says.

“It has helped a lot of people in the past. So I think it’s a very good idea,” co-host Dave Landau agrees, though he adds, “unfortunately, in California, I’m not sure if it’s going to help.”

“Yeah, it’s still going to be tough in Los Angeles for Spencer Pratt to win because when you have a situation where it’s two Democrats and one Republican, their votes get kind of split up,” Stu says.

“When you go the opposite way, and you have one Republican versus one Democrat, it’s very difficult to win in a city like this, especially in an election time that’s probably going to be pretty difficult for Republicans generally,” he continues.

“Pratt though is looking at this positively, Dave. He’s trying to take a positive spin on what is to come here in the next few months,” he adds.

In an interview following the latest election results, Pratt exclaimed that “obviously God wanted five more months” of him “exposing all the failures of our mayor.”

“So it’s going to be a fun ride. I hope she’s ready,” he said, adding that he was “born for this.”

Pratt finished Election Night with 30.4 percent of the vote.

Pratt is well ahead of progressive City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who trailed at 22.3 percent.

Yet despite an eight-point gap and hundreds of thousands of ballots already counted, officials and media outlets continue describing the race as too close to call.

As additional ballots have been processed, Pratt’s lead has narrowed somewhat, though he remains comfortably ahead.

The latest vote update shows Pratt at 29.4 percent compared to Raman’s 23.4 percent, leaving him with a six-point advantage.

Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass remains in first place with roughly 35 percent of the vote and is all but certain to advance to the November runoff.

The battle now centers on whether Raman can somehow erase Pratt’s substantial lead and capture the second runoff spot.

Election officials say hundreds of thousands of ballots may still remain uncounted. Based on historical voting patterns, many analysts expect those ballots to lean more Democratic than the votes counted thus far.

That possibility has fueled speculation that Raman could eventually catch Pratt.

But even supporters of that theory acknowledge there is no guarantee current trends will continue.

What is clear is that vote counting is expected to continue for days.

Additional ballot reports are scheduled daily through at least June 12, while ballots postmarked by Election Day can still be accepted if they arrive by June 9.

Senate Passes $70 Billion DHS, ICE, and Border Security Funding Package

President Donald Trump scored a significant legislative victory after the U.S. Senate approved a massive $70 billion border security and immigration enforcement funding package following a lengthy overnight debate.

The legislation passed by a 52-47 vote, with nearly every Republican senator supporting the measure. The only Republican to vote against the bill was Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who joined Democrats in opposition.

The vote marked one of the biggest congressional victories yet for Trump’s second-term immigration agenda and sets up a critical showdown in the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will now decide whether to send the legislation to the president’s desk.

If approved by the House, the package would provide a historic increase in resources for immigration enforcement agencies that have been at the center of the administration’s efforts to secure the border, expand deportation operations, and crack down on illegal immigration.

The bill includes approximately $38.6 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, making it one of the largest funding increases in the agency’s history.

An additional $22.6 billion would go toward U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees Border Patrol operations and manages security along America’s borders.

The package also allocates roughly $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security to support broader agency operations and implementation of administration priorities.

Republicans argued throughout the debate that the funding is necessary to maintain border security gains achieved under Trump’s policies and to provide federal agencies with the resources needed to carry out their missions.

Supporters say the funding would help expand detention capacity, hire additional personnel, strengthen enforcement operations, improve infrastructure, and continue large-scale deportation efforts already underway.

The legislation advanced after an intense overnight session in which Senate Democrats attempted to reshape the bill through a series of amendments.

Many of those proposals focused on domestic spending priorities such as housing affordability, healthcare costs, childcare assistance, and energy prices.

Republicans largely rejected those efforts, arguing that the legislation was specifically designed to address immigration enforcement and border security rather than serve as a broader domestic policy package.

Following the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer launched a sharp attack on Republicans and the Trump administration.

Schumer accused Republicans of prioritizing immigration enforcement while ignoring economic concerns facing American families.

The New York Democrat argued that Senate Republicans had chosen to spend billions on federal enforcement agencies while rejecting Democratic proposals aimed at reducing costs for housing, healthcare, fuel, and childcare.

He also renewed criticism of the Trump administration’s controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund, which has become a frequent target of Democratic attacks in recent weeks.

The fund was established through a Department of Justice settlement agreement and is designed to provide a process through which individuals can seek compensation if they believe they were subjected to politically motivated government targeting, lawfare, or weaponization of federal agencies.

Democrats have repeatedly described the program as a political slush fund and attempted to eliminate it through legislative action.

However, those efforts failed during consideration of the border security package.

Earlier this week, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before Congress that the fund has not yet been implemented.

According to Blanche, no commissioners have been appointed, no claims have been processed, and no operational structure has been established.

Despite Democratic objections, Republicans declined to permanently prohibit the program as part of the funding legislation.

The Senate vote highlights how immigration remains one of the defining issues heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Republicans have consistently emphasized border security, deportations, and immigration enforcement as core priorities throughout Trump’s second term.

Administration officials argue that stronger enforcement policies have helped dramatically reduce illegal border crossings compared to previous years.

They also point to expanded deportation operations and increased cooperation among federal agencies as evidence that the administration’s approach is producing results.

Supporters of the legislation say those efforts cannot continue without substantial funding increases.

They argue that ICE and Border Patrol have been asked to carry out ambitious enforcement goals while operating under resource constraints that limit their effectiveness.

The new funding package is intended to address those concerns by providing agencies with the personnel, facilities, equipment, and operational resources needed to expand enforcement efforts nationwide.