"Mother's Day is every day."
Those are the words Spencer Pratt used to introduce a two-minute video honoring his wife of almost 18 years, Heidi Montag, and vividly showing why he is running for mayor of Los Angeles. He's been very open about how difficult losing everything in such a sudden and traumatic way has been for both his wife and his mother, and how that's inspired him to act. While the video focuses on his own family, the same video could be made about every family whose home burned to the ground in that firestorm, and Pratt's running to fight for them, too.
The video begins by juxtaposing video of a wildfire with shots of Montag leaning her head on Pratt's shoulder, a pensive look on her face, then cuts to show their two sons, Gunner and Ryker, returning for the first time to the burned-out lot upon which their home used to sit.
"Heidi and I have been through hell together. No mom should ever have to go through what she's gone through."
An Airstream trailer was recently placed on the lot, but the family has been living at his parents' beach house in Santa Barbara County since January 7, 2025. Now that there's a trailer there and not just an empty lot, they brought the boys, ages 8 and 3, to visit.
The boys are excited to go into the trailer, with Gunner, the oldest, quickly hopping into one of the beds and getting under the covers, Ryker fast on his trail. Gunner looks out the window, excitedly yelling, "Hummingbirds! Three!" while Heidi sinks into Spencer's arms, wiping away tears.
I had no idea what the hummingbirds were about on the Spencer Pratt campaign logo but then I saw this. I would vote for @spencerpratt just seeing this. If I could vote for him that is. pic.twitter.com/dbp5k5ZaUq
— Doreen Linder (@DorLinder) May 9, 2026
Going back outside, Heidi, holding Ryker, points out where various rooms in the house used to be. Seeing a concerned look on his face, she asks, "Are you okay?" "No," he says, and puts his head on her shoulder.
Walking up the stairs back to street level, Gunner spots something in the dirt and points, "It's my old favorite shovel, Mom!" Heidi laughs as Gunner runs to retrieve it, shouting, "Dad, this used to be my" -- then his joy quickly fades as he sees that the shovel is burned, and he simply says, "Oh."
One moment that struck me is a bit in the background. The family sets up a fire pit to make s'mores. As everyone's sitting around the campfire, the camera focuses on Spencer's face. The look on his face of righteous anger and determination to fix it for his family is something that should strike fear in LA Mayor Karen Bass, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the other bureaucrats that allowed this tragedy to occur - and politicians everywhere who continue to act without regard for the safety and well-being of their constituents. Not that Pratt will physically harm them, though that desire would absolutely be justified, and not just that he will be successful at the polls. What should strike fear in them is the movement Pratt's unleashed by bringing what's really wrong in American politics into sharp focus.
It's heartbreaking to watch, and some (Karen Bass and Nithya Raman) will likely argue that Pratt brought his family there for a photo op, just like they said when he released a video with his mother last week.
Change the channel pic.twitter.com/mqBBaMK7JO
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) May 5, 2026
They'll again say that he's exploiting his own family for political gain and harming his sons by taking them back to the lot. Was it an extremely difficult thing for the boys to see? Yes. But they've been living in trauma since the day they had to flee their home, leaving everything except what they could hurriedly pack in their car, behind, sirens blaring everywhere and walls of flame chasing them.
What they're learning now is resilience. They're learning that their dad will always fight for them, and that their mom will always be there for comfort and nurturing. They had to have wondered, especially Gunner, what their "home" looked like now. Whether the family will be able to rebuild remains to be seen; they, like thousands of their neighbors, had been forced onto California's FAIR Plan for insurance, which is very bare-bones, and they're part of a class action lawsuit against city and state. But they're learning that the family can go through difficult things and survive.
"I think that they're trying to have a good attitude about it but I did see Gunner like almost crying up there, but they're so happy to be home, too."
Pratt closes the video by saying, "I am constantly in awe of Heidi. She's the most incredible mom to our boys. She's why I fight."
Happy Mother's Day, Heidi, and all the moms of Pacific Palisades and Altadena still struggling to find some normalcy.
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