Trump Calls California Primary 'Rigged.' Here's What's Really Happening
Officials said California’s slow ballot count reflects mail voting rules and a 58-county process, as over 6 million gubernatorial ballots were tallied.
- On Sunday, President Trump called the California primary election "rigged," while Speaker Mike Johnson asserted on Monday that the process "stinks to high heaven" due to delayed vote counts.
- California law allows ballots to arrive up to seven days after Election Day if postmarked, contributing to a counting period lasting up to 30 days, with mail-in ballots accounting for around 80% of votes.
- Attorney Bill Essayli said Friday his office opened "multiple election fraud investigations" and sent a prosecutor to the county's vote-counting center, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk also made spurious claims regarding the Los Angeles mayoral race.
- Republicans have voiced suspicions after mail-in votes counted over the weekend knocked Republican Spencer Pratt to third place, while Democrat Tom Steyer gained ground on second-place Republican Steve Hilton.
- A Brookings Institution study found mail-in voting fraud accounted for only 0.000043% of mail ballots, or roughly four out of every 10 million, providing factual context to fraud allegations.
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Peter Schweizer: Is It Still Election Fraud When It's Legal?
California’s glacial counting of primary election votes is a feature, not a bug. The state’s election laws are deliberately designed to make elections as untraceable and lengthy as possible. As author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer asks, “If you make election fraud legal, is it still fraud?”
Mike Johnson: California election ‘stinks to high heaven’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asserted that the California primary election “stinks to high heaven,” echoing gripes from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of the state’s election system. “They are counting votes weeks after the election,” Johnson said in the Capitol on Monday. “I’m not saying it’s rigged. I’m saying it stinks to…
California Republican’s Success Spoils Trump Fraud Narrative
Republican Steve Hilton’s success in California is screwing up Trump’s voter-fraud narrative. He keeps insisting Democrats are rigging the California primaries. But then why are they letting Trump’s pick for governor proceed to November?
Trump repeats claim that California election was rigged – US politics live
President posts screenshot on Truth Social attacking Californian election, after walking out of NBC interview after refusing to substantiate his claims of election rigging Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump on Monday posted on Truth Social that “Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting’” before claiming an hour later that Israel [...]
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“Watch This Election Closely” – Trump Goes Off On California Elections
Donald Trump is not holding back in calling out the California elections. Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Has anybody been watching the CROOKED Election going on in California. Two great Republican Candidates are being cheated, and so is America, which if the Dumocrats are able to fulfill their mission, great trouble and consternation will follow.” Truth Social: Has anybody been watching the CROOKED Election going on in California. Two great Repub…
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