A viral video critical of Karen Bass has taken the social media world by storm and is now making its presence felt on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles. This daring political maneuver is shaping up to be one of the most audacious moves yet in the chaotic race for mayor of the city.
On Tuesday, two enormous billboard trucks made their way around City Hall, featuring the now-iconic slogan, “Spencer, take out the trash,” which is linked to Pratt and his burgeoning online political movement. The message cleverly plays on the Spanish word “basura,” meaning trash, while directly targeting Bass and her administration.
The campaign’s supporters have embraced this slogan as a way to depict City Hall as bloated, corrupt, and ineffective in addressing issues such as homelessness, crime, and basic city services. The trucks spent hours driving around government buildings and bustling Downtown streets, showcasing graphics associated with the viral campaign that has already gained traction nationwide on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X.
These campaign videos have adopted a bold approach, utilizing aggressive, internet-style political messaging. They incorporate AI-generated imagery, animation, and rapid-fire critiques of City Hall leadership, capturing attention and sparking conversations far beyond Los Angeles.
The trucks looped around government buildings and busy Downtown streets while displaying graphics tied to the viral campaign that has already spread nationwide across TikTok, Instagram and X.
The campaignâs videos have leaned heavily into aggressive internet-style political messaging, mixing AI-generated imagery, animation and rapid-fire attacks on City Hall leadership.
Several clips depict dystopian scenes of Los Angeles collapsing under homelessness, graffiti, trash and crime while portraying Pratt as an anti-establishment outsider promising to clean up the city.
The videos have racked up massive engagement online and helped transform Pratt from reality television celebrity into one of the most talked-about political figures in Los Angeles virtually overnight.
Pratt has increasingly centered his campaign around attacking what he calls the cityâs âhomeless industrial complex,â blasting officials over hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars spent on homelessness programs while encampments and public disorder remain widespread across Los Angeles.
Pratt told the Post on Tuesday the ads were not linked to his campaign.
