Trump signals support for Pratt in L.A. mayoral election: 'I'd like to see him do well' - BERITAJA

President Trump signaled support for Los Angeles mayoral campaigner Spencer Pratt Wednesday, wading into the section predetermination little than 2 weeks earlier the primary.

The president was astatine Joint Base Andrews for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commencement erstwhile he responded to a reporter’s mobility about Pratt’s tally for mayor.

“I’d for illustration to spot him do well. He’s a character,” Trump said. “I heard he’s a large MAGA person. He’s doing well.”

While Trump didn’t make a general endorsement, his comments look to beryllium the first the president has made publically successful support of Pratt successful the L.A. mayor’s race. Voters spell to the polls successful the city’s superior June 2.

Pratt, a registered Republican and erstwhile reality TV star, is moving successful a heavy Democratic metropolis wherever Republicans dress up little than 15% of the registered voting base.

He has been polling powerfully successful 2nd and 3rd spot successful about awesome polls. Mayor Karen Bass has led the polls while Pratt and Councilmember Nithya Raman are besides vying for a spot successful the Nov. 3 runoff.

Pratt’s run didn’t instantly respond to a petition for comment.

“Everybody wants maine to win because L.A. is the about important metropolis successful the country,” Pratt told TMZ Wednesday. “The only support I request is from moms that wanna consciousness safe successful Los Angeles. I’m laser focused connected that.”

Though he is simply a Republican, Pratt hasn’t identified arsenic “MAGA” and has many times pointed retired that the mayoral superior is nonpartisan, pinch candidates moving neither arsenic Republicans aliases Democrats.

Even so, Pratt has garnered support from salient Republicans.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said he was gladsome Pratt sewage successful the title erstwhile Pratt first announced and Richard Grenell, Trump’s Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, endorsed Pratt astatine the time, arsenic did Chad Bianco, who is moving for politician successful the adjacent month’s primary.