{"id":77,"date":"2026-05-23T13:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:40:16","slug":"the-spectacle-ep-417-rising-political-star-spencer-pratt-takes-on-karen-basura-arcadias-mayor-revealed-as-chinese-spy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=77","title":{"rendered":"<i>The Spectacle<\/i> Ep. 417: Rising Political Star Spencer Pratt Takes on Karen \u2018Basura\u2019; Arcadia\u2019s Mayor Revealed as Chinese Spy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3B9wIasLPRgOg4rI0y6d9V?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is garnering attention for his provocative AI-generated videos and combative rhetoric, particularly targeting Karen \u2018Basura\u2019 Bass for her incompetence in addressing the endless crises the City of Angels has fallen into. <strong>(RELATED: LA Is Destroying Its Housing Market)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=75\">The Spectacle Ep. 418: Louisiana v. FDA : Battle to End Abortions Via Mail<\/a><\/p><blockquote><p>pic.twitter.com\/YPrZIS0Mp1<\/p><p>\u2014 Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 12, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Drew Allen, host of the <em>Drew Allen Show<\/em> and author of <em>Clinton Hoax, Obama Coup: The Declassified Story of the Trump\u2013Russia Delusion<\/em>, joins <em>The Spectacle Podcast<\/em> hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss the mayoral race in Los Angeles and the issues left untouched by the Democrats in Los Angeles \u2014 such as the massive welfare state and drug epidemic. Drew and Melissa draw from personal experiences living in California and share how the Democratic rule in Los Angeles has ruined the county. They also discuss the recent revelation that Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, quit after being exposed as a spy for the Chinese government. <strong>(WATCH: <i>The Spectacle<\/i>\u00a0Ep. 230: Illegal Drug Cartels Caused the Los Angeles Riots)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=73\">The Spectacle Ep. 419: Conspiracy Watch: Is Hantavirus the NEXT Pandemic?<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Can Spencer Pratt save Los Angeles before it\u2019s too late? Tune in to find out and hear their discussion!<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=71\">The House Should Censure Hakeem Jeffries<\/a><\/p><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v77kmxq\/?pub=s6xwj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><strong>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"spectacle\" class=\"wp-image-17\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp 400w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Listen to\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Spotify.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Watch\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Rumble.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A most wonderful article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-spectacle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Spectacle Ep. 417: Rising Political Star Spencer Pratt Takes on Karen \u2018Basura\u2019; 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