{"id":10554,"date":"2026-07-19T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10554"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:15:48","slug":"spencer-pratt-slams-tim-walz-for-defending-child-rapist-clemency-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10554","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt slams Tim Walz for defending child rapist clemency grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751731\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/spencer-pratt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Pratt<\/a> took aim at Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in a post that was widely praised by conservatives on social media.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;If you find yourself defending a child molester, saying: \u2018WE can\u2019t be judged by OUR worst day\u2019, you probably need to have your hard drives checked,&#8221; Pratt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2078086616195682346?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on X<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt was responding to a clip of Walz defending the pardon of a convicted child rapist, contending that his <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751733\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/state-department-fires-back-walz-doubles-down-pardon-convicted-child-rapist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deportation by the State Department<\/a> did not make the U.S. safer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Did that make us any safer?&#8221; Walz questioned. &#8220;Did that make the children that are left behind any more stable? Did it improve the idea that we can\u2019t all be judged by our worst day?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751734\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/tim-walz-offers-strange-defense-pardoning-convicted-child-rapist-trump-admin-deported\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TIM WALZ OFFERS STRANGE DEFENSE FOR PARDONING CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DEPORTED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Pratt and Walz\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Spencer Pratt and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Jerry Holt\/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt\u2019s post quickly spread on social media among other conservatives bashing Walz.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I couldn\u2019t agree more, @spencerpratt,&#8221; Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who represents Minnesota\u2019s 6th Congressional District, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomemmer\/status\/2078150005072765007?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on X<\/a>. &#8220;Tim Walz has ZERO morals. He is disgrace to Minnesota!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751736\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/exposed-docs-reveal-why-tim-walz-board-awarded-repeat-child-rapist-pardon-no-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXPOSED DOCS REVEAL WHY TIM WALZ BOARD AWARDED REPEAT CHILD RAPIST PARDON: \u2018NO FUTURE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sits inside a congressional hearing room at the U.S. Capitol.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Graeme Sloan\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;To think&#8230; he was almost the Vice President,&#8221; Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2078179214352695727?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t used to understand the phrase, &#8216;bring common sense to DC,&#8217; but it becomes more apparent every day that it\u2019s missing at every level of government,&#8221; Florida Republican congressional candidate Tim Wilkins <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimWilkinsFL\/status\/2078098778607714348?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on X<\/a>. &#8220;This is insanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Walz\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Minnesota Board of Pardons, composed of Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751739\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/walz-minnesota-board-pardons-clears-convicted-illegal-alien-child-sex-offender-facing-deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted clemency<\/a> to Laotian national Tou Lue Vang, 42, on June 10. Vang was scheduled to be deported from the United States before the pardon.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Vang was convicted of repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl between 2002 and 2004 and told authorities after he was arrested &#8220;it is a cultural thing &#8230; to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt speaking with media outside Don Antonio's restaurant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt speaks with the media outside Don Antonio&#8217;s restaurant in Los Angeles June 2, 2026, the day of California&#8217;s primary elections.<\/span> <span>(Highfive\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Secretary of State <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751741\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> stepped in to terminate Tou Lue Vang&#8217;s legal status in the U.S. and ensure that Walz&#8217;s actions would not create roadblocks for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removing him from the country before Vang was ultimately deported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt has been increasingly active in politics on social media since finishing third in the Los Angeles mayoral primary and recently <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2751742\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/spencer-pratt-gets-oval-office-face-time-trump-top-white-house-brass-before-patriotic-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">met with President Donald Trump<\/a> in the Oval Office, which increased speculation that another political run could be in his future.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I will never stop fighting for my community,&#8221; Pratt captioned the photo of the meeting on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital\u2019s Peter D\u2019Abrosca contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. 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