President Trump labeled the California primaries \u201ccrooked\u201d in a blistering tirade and threatened \u201cgreat trouble and consternation\u201d if the Republicans are locked out in November\u2019s general election.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s fiery threat comes as Spencer Pratt was pushed into third place in the Los Angeles mayoralty primary<\/a> for the first time Sunday, five days after polls closed, and Steve Hilton hasn\u2019t stamped his ticket to November\u2019s gubernatorial election yet.<\/p>\n \u201cHas anybody been watching the CROOKED Election going on in California,\u201d Trump raged on Truth Social Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n Spencer Pratt was in second place when speaking to reporters Tuesday but he\u2019s now been pushed into third. AP Photo\/Jill Connelly<\/p>\n \u201cTwo 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWatch this \u2018Election\u2019 closely!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Trump previously claimed the Democrats are \u201ctrying to steal the elections\u201d and announced a probe into the sluggish vote count.<\/p>\n Pratt was overtaken by far-left Democrat Nithya Raman, five days after she wept while addressing her supporters<\/a> as the results began to trickle in.<\/p>\n And prediction market Polymarket suggests Raman\u2019s chances of making the run-off are 99%, with Pratt on 1%.<\/p>\n Nithya Raman smiles while casting her ballot at a polling station last Tuesday. CHRIS TORRES\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Raman has managed to overtake Pratt by gaining more votes than the former reality TV star in every update that has been provided since Tuesday.<\/p>\n Pratt\u2019s 8.1 percentage point lead over Raman that he held on election night has now turned into a 0.4% deficit.\u00a0<\/p>\n There has been a swing of more than 43,000 votes from Pratt to Raman since election night.\u00a0<\/p>\n Incumbent mayor Karen Bass has already confirmed her place in November\u2019s run-off \u2013 having received 34.7% of the vote with 83% of ballots counted.<\/p>\n Trump attended an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, over the weekend. REUTERS<\/p>\n Raman\u2019s team told KNBC<\/a> they were \u201cencouraged\u201d by the current results, while Pratt reacted to KNBC reporter Matthew Seedorff\u2019s post<\/a> alluding to the net swing.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cA net swing of more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday\u2026 43,000, huh? Where have I seen that number before?\u201d Pratt wrote as he shared a screenshot<\/a> of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority article, Why are there so many Homeless People in LA.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cProbably nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n The article referred to LAHSA finding 43,699 people experienced homelessness on any given night in LA.<\/p>\n Trump issued a blistering threat to Democrats on Truth Social. @realDonaldTrump\/TruthSocial<\/p>\n California\u2019s vote count often stretches beyond Election Day because officials must verify signatures, process millions of vote-by-mail ballots, and conduct required audits before certifying results.<\/p>\n State law gives county election<\/a> officials up to 30 days after an election to complete the official canvass, count every valid ballot, and perform post-election checks to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n All California voters receive mail-in ballots and these are valid as long as they are posted by election day \u2013 and arrive at offices by June 9.<\/p>\n The results must be reported to the California Secretary of State by July 3 \u2013 and these will be certified one week later.<\/p>\n Steve Hilton speaks at a conference at the San Mateo County Elections office. AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu<\/p>\n California\u2019s sluggish vote counting has irked Hilton, who has branded the saga a \u201cshambles.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe world is laughing at our inability to count votes in a timely manner. Where is Gavin Newsom?\u201d he fumed on X.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe snail-like pace of the vote counting process in California is just another example of the incompetence and uselessness of the state government.\u201d<\/p>\n Hilton labeled Xavier Becerra, who has already rubber-stamped his place at November\u2019s election, \u201cbumbling\u201d and said, \u201cIf he was in charge of the Olympics the 100 meters would take 6 days!\u201d<\/p>\n