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Spencer Pratt,the reality star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate, got into a feisty interview shared on social media Monday where he revealed dramatic plans to deal with the majority of the city’s homeless population: by shipping them out.
Prattwas pressed by a ABC7 reporteron more specifics for how he would plan to handle Los Angeles’ more than 40,000 individuals experiencing homelessness,a major crisis that the city hasn’t been ableto fix.
The candidate hit back at the reporter with what he said was the brutal truth about the issue. Pratt claimed that 60% of those people are actually not from Los Angeles, referring to a reportby the City Journal.
About 64 percent of the L.A. street homeless said they were from outside the City of Los Angeles, and 53 percent said they were from outside Los Angeles County, the report said. Nearly 40 percent were not from the state.
“People have been bussed in by scam rehabs, scam NGOs, scam homeless nonprofits,” Pratt said. “These people, when I unplug them and say, ‘We’re not taking our taxpayer money anymore,’ they’re all going to Seattle where the mayor will welcome them.”
The statement appeared to be a dig at SeattleMayor Katie Wilson, a socialist. The California Post reached out to Wilson’s office for comment.
The homeless individuals addicted to drugs will want to leave when he becomes mayor, Pratt said. Meanwhile, those doing crime, such as exposing themselves to kids or torturing animals, “they’re going to jail,” he added.
In the same interview, Pratt also made clear the brutal reality that many are voluntarily homeless.
NEW: Spencer Pratt fires back at reporter after he was asked about his plan for the homeless, says they will all end up in Seattle.Reporter: "What are your plans for the over 40,000 homeless in Los Angeles?"Pratt: "Well, they're not homeless, they're drug addicts… These…pic.twitter.com/rLaxyvKF0a
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