Moynihan and McGowan clash over Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles views

6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10

On CNN's Table for Five, Moynihan backed Pratt's comments on homelessness, drug use and public safety, while McGowan, an LA voter, called his mayoral bid embarrassing.
Moynihan said Pratt's blunt criticism of city leadership reflected "common sense" and was resonating online, while McGowan argued celebrity status and influencer culture did not qualify him to run Los Angeles.
Pratt, known from MTV's The Hills, has increasingly used social media to weigh in on homelessness, corruption and renters' rights as debate grows over crime and governance in Los Angeles.

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