Spencer Pratt vowed to crack down on the 'mind virus' of anti-Semitism and end violence against Jewish people in a scathing message to a journalist. 

The former reality TV star and candidate for Los Angeles Mayor, 42, said in a leaked DM to journalist James Li that he has been 'horrified to see how the Jewish community has been vilified', and said it would end on his watch if he is elected. 

'I will have ZERO tolerance for it,' Pratt said in a lengthy message. 

'Anti-Semitism is a legitimate mind virus and a sign of a decaying society,' he scathed. 'Let's be honest this is a culture problem.' 

Pratt, a vocal critic of incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, said he blames far-left leaders like her for fomenting hate against Jews, with pro-Hamas protests erupting numerous times on her watch in recent years. 

'That BS [bulls**t] stops when I am mayor,' Pratt said. 

Pratt said his main course of action would be to step up policing against anti-Semitic targets, including 'directing the LAPD to ramp up patrols around synagogues and Chabad centers.' 

Li shared the texts as Pratt's candidacy for LA mayor has surged in recent weeks, and the journalist wrote that he would 'not bet against Spencer to win.' 

Pratt was seen as a longshot candidate when he launched his campaign in January, but his odds of winning the mayor's office skyrocketed after a media blitz and a breakout debate against his woke rivals, Bass and LA city councilwoman Nithya Raman. 

Li began his conversation with Pratt by asking the Republican how he plans to clamp down on the rise in anti-Semitism across LA, in particular on college campuses. 

Many college campuses became breeding grounds for anti-Semitism in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war, with protests often devolving from criticisms of the Israeli government into outright condemnation of Jews. 

Pratt said despite such sentiments disturbingly growing among young voters, he would not be deterred by social media trends in his opposition to anti-Semitism. 

'I don't care how en vogue it is,' he wrote. 

'I will never abandon my Jewish brothers and sisters.' 

In a follow-up message to Li, Pratt lampooned Bass for failing to end the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, accusing her of being unable to use the power of her office properly. 

'Unfortunately, the mayor has no authority over the chancellors at universities,' he wrote. 'So it comes down to using the bully pulpit to shame and pressure them to act in defense of Jewish students and faculty.'

The former reality star, who has won praise for his brash campaign style, boasted that unlike Bass, 'nobody is better at that than me.' 

'I will be their worst nightmare if they don't get in gear,' he continued. 

'I will also lean on DOJ and (District Attorney) Hochman to aggressively pursue civil rights prosecutions... we've seen this movie before, and this cr*p ain't happening on my watch. "Never again" is right now.' 

Pratt's no-nonsense response to the issue of anti-Semitism drew millions of views on X, in the wake of an apparent 'attack ad' by a union in Los Angeles that many deemed to be an accidental endorsement. 

The ad, released by the LA County Federation of Labor, went viral on social media as it tried to criticize Pratt's supposed hardline stances on homelessness, policing, and union power - even though many voters will find them sensible.

'Republican Spencer Pratt is the last thing Los Angeles needs for mayor,' it said.

'Pratt opposes using taxpayer money to build brand new houses for unhoused neighbors, saying it's time for the homeless to get help or get out.'

Despite Los Angeles's issues with widespread crime and open-air drug taking, the ad also appeared to believe voters would be turned away by Pratt's vow to step up policing across the city.

'Pratt thinks LA needs thousands more police officers rather than more social workers,' it said.

It added: 'Republican Spencer Pratt thinks public employee unions should have less power, not more... LA is on the right track and needs to stay the course. Vote no on Republican Spencer Pratt.'

Despite the advert's apparent belief that Pratt's hardline policing stance would turn off voters, the Republican has leaned into the policy as a key component to his campaign. 

As part of his platform against Los Angeles' social issues, Pratt recently unveiled plans to implement a three-week 'grace period' to warn criminals, drug users and homeless people to leave the city before he takes action.

Speaking on the All In podcast to hammer home his message that the city of angels is 'worth saving,' he suggested that his mayoralty will begin with a brief reprieve for those committing crimes and the homeless.

'My plan, the first three weeks, signs up across the city: no more nakedness, no more drug use, no more robbing, no worse, no more dog abuse,' he said.

He says that his team will then go around and warn everyone that 'you got three more weeks of this, clock's ticking.'

Pratt believes this will show those propagating crime in the city that 'there's a mayor in town' and even make some of the troublemakers leave.

'After that, once we start enforcing the laws: boom! Streets will be back,' he promised.