{"id":244948,"date":"2026-06-08T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/donald-trump-flips-out-over-rigged-election-in-california\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:18:20","slug":"donald-trump-flips-out-over-rigged-election-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/donald-trump-flips-out-over-rigged-election-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Flips Out Over &#8216;Rigged Election&#8217; in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Late in the weekend, a glimmer of hope arose from the City of Angels.<\/p>\n<p>The election isn\u2019t until November. But as more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-primary-for-la-mayor-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">primary votes<\/a> have come in, it looks like Spencer Pratt is losing.<\/p>\n<p>However, some who are less pleased with this development are beginning to spin conspiracy theories about the votes.<\/p>\n<p>The loudest voice among them belongs to none other than Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Donald Trump on NBC's 'Meet The Press' in 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-556636 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0608_use_donaldtrump_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump fumed during his June 2026 \u2018Meet The Press\u2019 interview, repeating lies about election fraud.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-happening-again-right-now-in-california\">\u2018It\u2019s happening again right now in California\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>California is America\u2019s largest state by population. Voting is a slow, deliberate process.<\/p>\n<p>Because the state operates with a top-two voting system, all candidates are on the ballot in the primary. The two with the most votes will then face off in the general election this autumn.<\/p>\n<p>After the first day of voting, with only a portion of votes tallied, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass was in the lead, with Spencer Pratt behind her, and progressive city council member Nithya Raman in third \u2014 and thus seemingly out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>However, over the weekend, she surged ahead. With 83 percent of ballots counted, Raman surged to second place with 27.1 percent of the vote, over Pratt\u2019s 26.7.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, either party could end up facing Bass \u2014 who currently has 34.7 percent of the vote \u2014 in the general election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump walks out of \u2018Meet the Press\u2019 interview after Welker challenges fixed election claims\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ccUaY9rcx5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On the Sunday, June 7 episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4EusZcKt5fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet The Press<\/a><\/em>, Trump repeated his proven lies about the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>He then went on to claim that \u201cit\u2019s happening again right now in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed that Republican candidates were \u201cdropping fast because it\u2019s a rigged election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welker repeatedly asked for evidence, but he simply claimed: \u201cAll I have to do is look.\u201d That is, of course, not evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think it\u2019s appropriate that they have an election, and five days later, they\u2019re nowhere close to picking a winner?\u201d Trump asked. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:zvjjx6hkxdavn37isk7h75ws\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mnr562rg3c2e\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreicdgytqh6f43tqnywfqb5ixq2ba7uzdlswq5zyihbuz2alwxfywf4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">What&#8217;s so funny about this is that for people who actually live in LA, Nithya is one of the few council member names people actually know because they&#8217;ve heard that name for years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:zvjjx6hkxdavn37isk7h75ws\/post\/3mnr562rg3c2e?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cody Ziglar (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:zvjjx6hkxdavn37isk7h75ws?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@yayforzig.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:zvjjx6hkxdavn37isk7h75ws\/post\/3mnr562rg3c2e?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-re-either-crooked-or-you-re-stupid\">\u2018You\u2019re either crooked or you\u2019re stupid\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Welker\u2019s attempt to explain how California\u2019s voting process worked did not seem to interest him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo they\u2019re crooked, just like you\u2019re crooked, your press is crooked,\u201d Trump accused without merit. \u201cMeet the Press is crooked. And so is ABC. And CBS. And CNN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Projecting as hard as ever, Trump declared: \u201cYou\u2019re either crooked or you\u2019re stupid \u2014 you play right into their hands.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He claimed: \u201cYou know that these elections are rigged, your network knows that they\u2019re rigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued to complain, yelling: \u201cYou\u2019re a one-sided crooked network. Let\u2019s call it quits because I\u2019ve had enough.\u201d And with that, he ended the interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the Press Full Episode \u2014 June 7\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EusZcKt5fs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As noted M&amp;M\u2019s enjoyer Tucker Carlson might ask: <em>What\u2019s happening? What\u2019s going on?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It might be tempting to say that some people are believing conspiratorial nonsense because the California voting system is slow and cautious. There\u2019s more to it than that, however.<\/p>\n<p>Others might posit that to Trump and many like him, if they win, it\u2019s fair, and if they <em>lose<\/em>, it\u2019s because someone cheated. That may be an accurate depiction of how they see the world, but it isn\u2019t ultimately the whole story.<\/p>\n<p>While those are both factors, perhaps the biggest issue is that, if you aren\u2019t familiar with how things work, <em>everything<\/em> looks like a conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers \u2014 as many have characterized Spencer Pratt, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/lisa-rinna-spencer-pratt-should-not-be-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no known qualifications to hold office<\/a> \u2014 thrive on identifying a problem and proposing a fake, yet easy-sounding solution to that problem.<\/p>\n<p>For now, those of us who aren\u2019t descending into a conspiratorial abyss can just wait for the rest of the primary votes to be tallied. And for the 1 out of every 11 Americans who lives there, they\u2019ll also need to vote in November.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-backlash-spencer-pratt-la-mayoral-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Late in the weekend, a glimmer of hope arose from the City of Angels. The election isn\u2019t until November. But as more primary votes have come in, it looks like Spencer Pratt is losing. 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