Trump Pushes Late-Night Claim California Elections Are Rigged

President Donald Trump posted late at night on Truth Social alleging Democrats are “stealing” California’s governor and Los Angeles mayoral primaries by counting mail-in ballots, while hinting at a federal investigation into vote counting. California’s vote tallying historically extends past Election Day due to late ballots, with roughly 56% of CA governor and 62% of LA mayoral votes counted in the early hours after the polls closed. Trump, who has long attacked mail-in voting, admitted he voted by mail in a Florida election; the piece notes Steve Hilton leading the CA governor race and Spencer Pratt in second in LA as results trickle in.