{"id":32075,"date":"2026-08-08T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32075"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:06:48","slug":"pratt-says-he-is-working-with-trump-on-25-percent-federal-film-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32075","title":{"rendered":"Pratt says he is working with Trump on 25 percent federal film tax"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/Celebrities_060626_Wilson_AP_Jill-Connelly.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n        <iframe id=\"instaread_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Article\" style=\"display:block\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p><\/instaread-player><\/p>\n<p>Reality TV star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in a recent post that he is working with President Trump on a 25 percent federal film tax.<\/p>\n<p>In a Friday post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spencerpratt\/status\/2085790479417770048?s=20\">social platform X<\/a>, Pratt stated the move was to \u201cbring back Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m committed to saving Hollywood, and I\u2019m very grateful for the President\u2019s remarkable generosity and focus on this issue,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cHe is very passionate about revitalizing the entertainment industry and we will not let Canada, or the UK or Budapest steal our lunch anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He attached two pictures of a lunch he had with Trump during the president\u2019s visit to California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike many other cynical doomers out there, he refuses to write off California. We are only getting started,\u201d Pratt concluded in his post.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt received <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5915461-raman-pratt-runoff-los-angeles\/\">Trump\u2019s endorsement<\/a> while running for Los Angeles mayor but was eliminated in the primaries. Progressive City Council member Nithya Raman narrowly <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5915716-los-angeles-mayoral-race-raman-bass\/\">beat him out<\/a> to compete in a runoff election against incumbent mayor Karen Bass.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the results were announced, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116715381418144428\">wrote on social media<\/a> that it is \u201cnot possible for Spencer Pratt to have lost the L.A. runoffs after the big lead he had, 3rd World Nation. Rigged Elections!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This followed claims from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5915439-trump-demands-election-reform\/\">other Republicans<\/a> that commented on California\u2019s lengthy election process. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Polls reported Pratt was solidly in second place when the in-person polls closed on June 2, but then saw his eight-point lead over Raman evaporate as mail-in ballots were counted in the week following the election day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to defend any of California\u2019s election process. I think it\u2019s crazy that it takes that long to count votes, I really do,\u201d Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said about the race but chose to not echo Trump\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality TV star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in a recent post that he is working with President Trump on a 25 percent federal film tax. 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