During Tuesday’s mayoral primary in Los Angeles, NBC News Now sent correspondent Liz Kreutz to the streets to speak to some very, uh, spirited fans of Republican Spencer Pratt — and they had reason to celebrate.
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As of Wednesday, Mayor Karen Bass (D) secured enough votes to qualify for a Nov. 3 runoff, according to The Associated Press. But Pratt — a former reality TV villain on MTV’s “The Hills” — earned roughly 30% of the vote and has a pretty good chance of facing off against Bass this fall.
So Kreutz decided to ask a few of Pratt’s supporters why they like him so much, and they decided to give her a very drunken piece of their minds.
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“He’s speaking out against communism and socialism,” one guy said, who was donning a black striped suit, holding a cigarette and a cocktail, and overall giving off early 2000s Russell Brand vibes.
“And it is a real big problem in our cities,” the man continued. “Especially in LA, where it’s turned to crap. It’s not an accident. They’re doing it by design. Karen Bass wants to destroy our city, and it’s nice to see someone like Spencer Pratt.”
This is when his pal — wearing a Pratt shirt and a yellow Venice Beach hat — jumped in to offer his translation of what his friend just said.
“I can simplify it because those buzzwords are, like, they-they-they — they melt the brains of, like, left-leaning people,” the yellow hat dude said.
“So, let’s just say it this way: He doesn’t want you, human feces to be a part of your life. He doesn’t want homeless children outside,” he continued.
Although the Russell Brand lookalike clearly got a kick out of what the guy in the hat was throwing down by nodding, dancing around and humping the air, Kreutz seemed less impressed.
Clearly not loving their aggressive energy, at the mention of the words “feces” and “homeless,” she began to back away from the rowdy duo.
“You didn’t like that!” the man in the yellow hat yelled while pointing at Kreutz. “Oh, she ran away!”
As he continued to very eloquently yell something at the camera about “homeless people outside of the elementary schools having sex with their own hands” while making a stroking gesture, Kreutz backed up even further.
“We appreciate you! We talked a lot about the homelessness, thank you,” the reporter said, backing up even more.
Although Kreutz had created some distance from the men, the dude in the hat was clearly annoyed that Kreutz had cut him off, ran over to her mic, grabbed it and yelled into it.
“I don’t appreciate you, ma’am!” he shouted before storming off.
“Thank you for navigating that so well,” anchor Hallie Jackson told a flummoxed Kreutz back in the studio.
As Kreutz looked around to see where the yellow hat guy went, a new bro — wearing a blazer and holding a small American flag — jumped into the frame and started rambling into her mic.
“I just want to shout out … the chief of staff of Spencer. She’s incredible. MAGA. Mar-a-Lago queen!” the third man said, as the Russell Brand-looking bro jumped into the frame behind them and lifted the two cocktails he was now holding up into the air.
“Hallie, all I’ll say is they’re taking a few shots, they’re feeling good out here,” Kreutz said with a big grin on her face.
“The margaritas are flowing there,” Jackson quipped.