Overview
- Pratt, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate, posted the clip to X on Sunday, showing smoke, flames and the burned remains of his family’s Pacific Palisades home.
- Heidi Montag appears with sons Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3, visiting the site for the first time as one child says he is not okay.
- Pratt praises Montag’s strength, says “She’s why I fight,” and ends the video with his campaign message.
- He says losing the home in the 2025 fire pushed him into the race and blames Mayor Karen Bass for the city’s handling of the disaster, while Bass has said he is exploiting fire victims.
- The 2025 wildfires in the region burned about 37,000 acres and killed 31 people, highlighting the scale of the event that frames his campaign narrative.