Gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra responded to President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims Democrats are trying to “steal” the California primaries.<\/p>\n
“Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. He lost California by millions of votes in the 2024 election, and now he’s trying to undermine confidence in our elections because he’s a repeat loser here,” said Becerra on a post published on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n
“Sorry Donald, the voters decide who leads California. Not you,” the post continued.<\/p>\n
Trump posted to social media late Wednesday night accusing the Democratic Party in California of trying to “steal” the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries, offering no evidence to support the allegation.<\/p>\n
In his posts, Trump complained about the alleged misuse of mail-in ballots and also accused the Democratic Party of delaying the tallying of votes – claims for which there is currently no supporting evidence.<\/p>\n
The president also claimed that the votes are “under investigation” by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. That office declined to comment on the president’s statement in response to an ABC News request.<\/p>\n
California Democratic Party Chairperson Rusty Hicks told ABC News that Trump’s claims were “baseless.”<\/p>\n
“Everyone knows California will complete a fair and accurate count. End of story,” Hicks further said.<\/p>\n
“Trump is lying about California again,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office posted online early Thursday morning about the president’s assertion.<\/p>\n
Trump has often claimed, without evidence, that elections are rigged and has complained about mail-in ballots and the possibility of fraud. Despite this, he voted by mail in a Florida special election earlier this year.<\/p>\n
According to the California secretary of state, “vote-by-mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day and received within seven days after the election, as well as any provisional ballots cast, must still be counted.”<\/p>\n
County election officials have up to 30 days after the election to count ballots. Final results from Tuesday’s primary must be reported to the secretary of state by July 3, 2026.<\/p>\n
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