{"id":18534,"date":"2026-07-18T14:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18534"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:03:46","slug":"spencer-pratt-slams-tim-walz-for-defending-child-rapist-clemency-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18534","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Pratt slams Tim Walz for defending child rapist clemency grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">You always look for the &#8216;new bottom&#8217; with Democrats: Jonathan Fahey<\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Laura Ingraham and former Acting I.C.E. Director Jonathan Fahey strongly criticize Democrats for their approach to illegal immigration and criminal justice. They highlight Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz&#8217;s controversial pardon of a child rapist, who was also an illegal alien, and a lenient sentence for an illegal alien truck driver in California. Ingraham also questions why victims&#8217; rights often seem secondary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt took aim at Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in a post that was widely praised by conservatives on social media.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;If you find yourself defending a child molester, saying: \u2018WE can\u2019t be judged by OUR worst day\u2019, you probably need to have your hard drives checked,&#8221; Pratt posted on X on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt was responding to a clip of Walz defending the pardon of a convicted child rapist, contending that his deportation by the State Department did not make the U.S. safer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Did that make us any safer?&#8221; Walz questioned. &#8220;Did that make the children that are left behind any more stable? Did it improve the idea that we can\u2019t all be judged by our worst day?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>TIM WALZ OFFERS STRANGE DEFENSE FOR PARDONING CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DEPORTED<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/pratt-walz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Pratt and Walz\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>(Jerry Holt\/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)<\/span> <span>(Jerry Holt\/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt\u2019s post quickly spread on social media from other conservatives bashing Walz.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I couldn\u2019t agree more, @spencerpratt,&#8221; Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who represents Minnesota\u2019s 6th Congressional District, posted on X. &#8220;Tim Walz has ZERO morals. He is disgrace to Minnesota!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>EXPOSED DOCS REVEAL WHY TIM WALZ BOARD AWARDED REPEAT CHILD RAPIST PARDON: \u2018NO FUTURE\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/tim-walz-fraud-hearing-capitol-hill.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sits inside a congressional hearing room at the U.S. Capitol.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Graeme Sloan\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;To think&#8230; he was almost the Vice President,&#8221; Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., posted on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t used to understand the phrase, &#8216;bring common sense to DC,&#8217; but it becomes more apparent every day that it\u2019s missing at every level of government,&#8221; Florida Republican congressional candidate Tim Wilkins posted on X. &#8220;This is insanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Walz\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Minnesota Board of Pardons, composed of Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson, granted clemency to Laotian national Tou Lue Vang, 42, on June 10. Vang was scheduled to be deported from the United States before the pardon.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Vang was convicted for repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl between 2002 and 2004, and told authorities after he was arrested that &#8220;it is a cultural thing&#8230; to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/spencer-pratt-los-angeles-mayor-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt speaking with media outside Don Antonio's restaurant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt speaks with the media outside Don Antonio&#8217;s restaurant in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026, the day of California&#8217;s primary elections.<\/span> <span>(Highfive\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio stepped in to terminate Tou Lue Vang&#8217;s legal status in the U.S. and ensure that Walz&#8217;s actions would not create roadblocks for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removing him from the country before Vang was ultimately deported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pratt has been increasingly active in politics on social media since finishing third in the Los Angeles mayoral primary and recently met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office which increased speculation that another political run could be in his future.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I will never stop fighting for my community,&#8221; Pratt captioned the photo of the meeting on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital\u2019s Peter D\u2019Abrosca contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You always look for the &#8216;new bottom&#8217; with Democrats: Jonathan Fahey Laura Ingraham and former&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}