Trump Makes Unsubstantiated Claims Accusing Democrats Of ‘Stealing’ California Primaries
Key takeaways
- In a follow-up post, Trump again accused the Democrats—derisively calling them “Dumocrats”—of “BIG cheating” and claimed votes were “all tied up,” and results may not be in “for weeks.”
- The President then said that the voting process is “under investigation” by the U.S.
- Gavin Newsom’s Office shot back at Trump, tweeting: “Trump is lying about California again — time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep.”
Topline President Donald Trump, without any evidence, accused the Democrats of trying to “steal” California’s Gubernatorial and Los Angeles Mayoral open primaries, as counting of mail-in and drop-off ballots is still ongoing, with a Republican candidate remaining in contention to make the runoff in each of the races.
President Donald Trump looks on during an event in the Oval Office of the White House.Getty Images Key Facts In a post on Truth Social, Trump attacked the Democrats and baselessly accused them of trying to “STEAL” the two races “AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.”
The president didn’t offer any evidence to back his assertions, as he used the ongoing count to attack “very late and massive numbers of” mail-in ballots, as he appeared to echo false claims he has previously made about the 2020 elections.