CNN panelist Lydia Moynihan and political commentator Leigh McGowan sparred during a heated segment on “Table for Five” over and his comments about homelessness, drug use and public safety in Los Angeles.
“I think Republicans should be taking copious notes because he’s literally â you just got to embrace common sense and be normal,” Moynihan said during the segment while defending Pratts growing online popularity and criticism of city leadership.
Moynihan argued Pratt was resonating with voters by speaking bluntly about issues facing Los Angeles.
“And he is calling out the fact that to be fine with letting people shoot up in front of schools,” Moynihan said. “They’re fine with dogs getting injected with fentanyl. They’re doing nothing.”
Moynihan said Pratts messaging connected because it focused on issues she argued many voters already agree on.
“And he’s calling out some very obvious things that the vast majority of Americans can agree on,” Moynihan said. “And he’s . People want common sense.”
McGowan pushed back immediately, saying Pratt’s comments and political aspirations reflected celebrity culture rather than practical governance.
“Is this common sense for real?” McGowan said. “Like, as an LA voter, as someone that will vote for mayor in Los Angeles, I’m telling you, this is the opposite of common sense. This is so embarrassing.”
McGowan criticized Pratts background in entertainment and the , arguing it did not qualify him to run a major American city.
“I am so exhausted of being surrounded by this level of idiocy,” McGowan said. “This guy is not practical. This man’s plan was to live off his reality fame.”
McGowan also questioned Pratt’s campaign-style promises on homelessness, corruption and “renters’ rights.”
“He says he’s going to end corruption. How?” McGowan said. “He says he’s going to have no more homeless. How? He says he’s going to have renters’ rights. How?”
Pratt, best known for appearing on MTVs “The Hills” alongside wife Heidi Montag, has increasingly used social media to comment on Los Angeles politics, .
Fox News Digital reached out to Spencer Pratt for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
