LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman backs Donald Trumps proposal to save Hollywood

Lefty city councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running for Los Angeles mayor, has no problem supporting President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to save Hollywood.Raman was asked about the president’s recent call for Congress to quickly approve a nationwide tax incentive for film and television production in a recent podcast interview with Breaking Points, “I would be very supportive of it,” the socialist replied.“I’m going to take any kinds of support for this industry that we can get from any level of government.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story She added that Hollywood has to be competitive within the US but also nationally, noting how studios have not only looked toward other states but also other countries to film, due to the high costs of production in California.

Former mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, however, blasted Raman for not doing enough to help the film industry.Pratt himself, despite already having lost in the primary, met with Trump to spur the idea of a 25% federal film tax credit to “bring back Hollywood.”“I got the film tax credit to the President and worked directly with Senator (Adam) Schiff to move it forward.

Why isn’t Nithya doing that?” Pratt said in response to Raman’s support of Trump’s tax credit.“I have zero political power, and I got more done in 3 weeks than she has in 3 years.If I can do it, what’s her excuse? She legit doesn’t wanna work,” Pratt, a former reality TV star, added.The California Post reached out to the Raman campaign for a response.California’s creative economy shed roughly 114,000 jobs — a 14% decline — between 2022 and 2025, with the steepest losses in film, television and sound, where employment fell nearly 30%, and traditional media, which saw jobs drop by...