Trump blasts ‘disciplined’ California election as Spencer Pratt falls to third place in LA primary
President Trump called California’s primaries a “crooked” scandal and threatened “big trouble and shock” if Republicans are shut out of the November general election.
Trump’s fiery threat comes as Spencer Pratt was pushed into third place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary for the first time Sunday, five days after voting closed, and Steve Hilton has yet to stamp his ticket in the November gubernatorial election.
“Has anyone been watching the HORRIBLE Election going on in California,” Trump said on Public Truth Sunday.
“The two major Republican nominees are being cheated, and so is America, that if the Democrats are able to accomplish their mission, big problems and panic will follow.
“Watch this ‘election’ closely!!!”
Trump previously said Democrats were “trying to steal the election” and announced an investigation into poor voter turnout.
Pratt was edged out by Democrat Nithya Raman, five days after she cried while addressing her supporters as the results came in.
And the prediction market Polymarket suggests that Raman’s chances of making the run-off are 99%, Pratt at 1%.
Raman managed to surpass Pratt by getting more votes than the former TV star in all the reviews provided since Tuesday.
Pratt’s 8.1 percent lead over Raman that he held on election night has now turned into a 0.4 percent deficit.
There has been a swing of more than 43,000 votes from Pratt to Raman since election night.
Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass has secured her place in the November run-off – having received 34.7% of the vote with 83% of the votes counted.
Raman’s team told KNBC that they were “encouraged” by the current results, and Pratt responded to KNBC reporter Matthew Seedorff’s comments about the net swing.
“Over 43,000 vote changes since Tuesday… 43,000, huh? Where have I seen that number before?” Pratt wrote as he shared a screenshot of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s article, Why there are so many homeless people in LA.
“Maybe nothing.”
The article referenced LAHSA’s finding of 43,699 people homeless on any given night in LA.
California’s vote count often goes beyond Election Day because officials must verify signatures, process millions of mail-in ballots, and perform necessary checks before certifying the results.
State law gives county election officials up to 30 days after the election to complete the official campaign, count all valid ballots, and conduct post-election audits to ensure accuracy.
All California voters receive ballots by mail and these are valid as long as they are mailed on election day – and arrive at the offices by June 9.
The results must be reported to the California Secretary of State by July 3 – and these will be confirmed one week later.
The low vote count in California angered Hilton, who called the saga “anarchy.”
“The world is laughing at our inability to count votes on time. Where is Gavin Newsom?” cursed X.
“The snail-like pace of California’s vote-counting process is just another example of state government’s incompetence and helplessness.”
Hilton called Xavier Becerra, who has already sealed his place in the November election, a “scumbag” and said, “If he ran the Olympics the 100 meters would take 6 days!”
Hilton told Fox News star Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures” that she is “very confident” that she will finish in the top two – despite the slow vote count.
He has a 4.4 percentage point lead over billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer with 72% of the vote counted.
