The View's Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin both made their disdain for Los Angeles Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt well-known on Thursday.

Each framed the former reality star as wholly unqualified after moderator Whoopi Goldberg opened the floor by claiming she would 'welcome anybody' if 'they know what they're doing.'

'But if you're going to be like the guy who's already in charge, thank you, no,' she quickly added, referring to Donald Trump.

Behar was quick to blurt out, 'Why him?'

As Hostin agreed, right-leaning panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out how Pratt appeared on the show this past January and appeared 'compassionate'.

'And has an interesting story to tell because I talk to my sister who lives in Los Angeles: people were devastated by the wildfires and frustrated with their leadership and I applaud anyone getting their hat in the ring,' Griffin said.

Pratt, 42, previously appeared on The View to discuss how he and wife Heidi Montag lost their $2.5million Pacific Palisades home to the fires his competitor has received flak for.

Griffin conceded it would still be an 'uphill' battle for the 42-year-old Republican, considering how he first rose to prominence as a cast member on The Hills.

Helping his chances, though, is Incumbent Karen Bass's 'disastrous' wildfire response, Griffin added. 

A smug Behar shot back that Bass 'has a JFK Profile in Courage Award' and Pratt was Snapchatter of the Year at the 2018 Shorty Awards,' to a wave of applause.

Hostin had her back, five months on from Pratt's View appearance.

'Well, I mean, I think you're talking about qualifications, right?' Hostin said. 'The problem that I have with someone like Spencer Pratt throwing his hat into this particular ring as LA mayor, we’re talking about a $14.9billion budget for the city.

'It’s the second-largest city budget in the country, and he is not qualified for it. And we see what happens when people are not qualified for their jobs,' she proclaimed.

A wave of applause followed, leading Hostin to prod Pratt even more. She homed in on how he defended his lack of political experience in a recent NBC Los Angeles interview by comparing his track record to that of Barack Obama.

The former president was a civil rights attorney and the first black president of the Harvard Law Review before being inducted into the Illinois senate. 

'Oh, please,' Behar quipped following another giddy reaction from the audience. Hostin turned to the camera at this point to speak to Pratt directly. 

'You don't have the same experience. You don't have a law degree from Harvard law school. You don't- you were not a senator. And there are baby steps you can take - like. why not run for city council and learn about the city budget?

'And then maybe become president of the city council and then maybe become the mayor.'

Griffin pushed back again. 'My thing is this... I will take on an outsider if they’re passionate and involved in the community,' she said.

'And not qualified?' Hostin interjected.

'I don't think a law degree makes you more qualified,' Griffin said. She conceded that Pratt’s comparison to someone like Obama was 'absurd.'

'He’s absurd! He’s an absurdity,' Hostin shot back. The segment soon came to a close after Goldberg called the gig 'a really hard job.'

Homelessness remains one of the defining issues for the city of Los Angeles under Bass, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority .

At the end of 2025, thousands more LA residents were displaced as a result of that year's wildfires, Pratt included.

Bass, as Griffin indicated, has faced criticism for her handling of the disaster. She cut fire department resources and later attempted to downplay reports that homed in on the city's lack of preparedness. 

Bass, 72, was also in Ghana at a presidential inauguration as the wildfires occurred. She has been mayor since 2022.

A new Emerson College poll showed Pratt rapidly gaining traction on the incumbent, who remains the frontrunner. Bass secured 30 percent of the poll's respondents, while Pratt followed with 22 percent. A 2-point jump from March put him in second place, over local Councilmember Nithya Raman.