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California Primaries: Trump accuses Democrats of trying to 'steal' wins from Hilton and Pratt

The president assured that the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office is investigating possible interference in the polls that will decide which candidates will opt for the positions of governor and mayor the city.

U.S. President Donald with California Governor Gavin Newsom.

U.S. President Donald with California Governor Gavin Newsom.AFP

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Donald Trump charged strongly against "dumocrats" (pun on dumb and democrats), following the latest election developments in California, which added thousands of votes to Blue Party candidates who shortened the gap with their Republican competitors ahead of them so far.

The president directly accused the Democrats of "trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES."

Again, and as happened in the 2024 election with several districts where conservatives were defeated with mail-in ballots long after Election Day, the president criticized that "here we go with the very late and massive numbers of MAIL IN BALLOTS."

Trump denounces that the final results may be delayed "weeks"

Shortly after, Trump was back on the charge and warned that the electoral process was being investigated by the Los Angeles prosecutor's office, since "the votes are all withheld" and may delay the final results even for weeks.

"There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???"

Hilton and Pratt remain strong despite rise of rivals with new votes

More than 24 hours after the polls closed, the primary to replace Gavin Newsom continues to have no single candidate who can secure his presence at the polls in November. Republican Steve Hilton continues to lead the race with 27.6% of the ballots, although he has seen his Democratic rivals Xavier Becerra (25.6%) and Tom Steyer (19.8%) significantly increase their number of votes with 56% of the canvass completed.

Spencer Pratt has also suffered similar attrition in the Los Angeles mayoral election, Spencer Pratt, who still does not have his seat secured to challenge Karen Bass—the only one who has already guaranteed his name on the November ballot—for office.
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