Spencer Pratt reveals the one major issue made him decide to run as a Republican

Reality TV star-turned LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in a Thursday interview that death threats for his reality TV antics made him realize he needed to become a Republican and support gun rights for self-defense.

Pratt, best known for his villainous on-screen persona on MTV’s "The Hills," decided to run for office after his home was destroyed in the California wildfire. However, during an interview with CNN journalist Elex Michaelson, he shared how concern over his life from even before that made him become a Republican.