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CBS News has unveiled the complete interview with Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt following his criticism of the network for what he termed a “comical 5-minute hit piece” that aired recently.
Pratt expressed his frustration with the outlet for conducting an interview lasting over an hour at his fire-damaged property in Pacific Palisades, only to air brief excerpts, including segments from his stint on the MTV reality show “The Hills.”
“They can’t beat my ideas, they can’t beat me in the debates, so they resort to turning my campaign into a spectacle,” Pratt stated on X Friday, part of a series of posts criticizing the network.
Within a day, CBS News published the full 28-minute interview, emphasizing Pratt’s discussions on “his campaign, his vision for the city, and the reasons it’s gaining traction with voters on social media.”
In a turn of tone, the candidate responded positively, stating, “A new era of responsible journalism! Thank you to CBS for sharing our complete interview so that voters can hear directly from their next Mayor!”
The network’s earlier, 4-minute clip featured a tidbit in which Pratt he compared himself to former President Barack Obama.
“I mean, look at Obama. He was a community organizer,” he said. “I’ve won two community advocate awards…Nobody thought, ‘Why can Obama become a senator and then the president?’ He had no experience running the whole entire country, which is way bigger than LA.”
The California Post contacted CBS News for comment.
The network has a history of political candidates targeting its news division over edited interviews.
Last year, CBS New corporate owner, Paramount Global, paid $16 million to settle with President Donald Trump over a “deceptively edited” interview it aired with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The company and CBS had called Trump’s case “completely without merit,” though later settled.