Donald Trump Accuses Democrats of Trying to ‘Steal’ California Primaries

June 5, 2026

Donald Trump is doubling down on his bizarre claims about the integrity of elections in California, this time by accusing Democrats of cheating in the primaries. The President once again shared his outburst on Truth Social, where he boldly stated that his biggest political opposition is “trying to steal” votes, albeit without any evidence.

The POTUS embarked on a late-night rant on Wednesday, sharing multiple posts on social media about the Democrats supposedly hijacking the recently held gubernatorial election in California.

In his first outburst on Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote, “The Dumocrats are at it again! They are trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. Here we go with the very late and massive numbers of MAIL IN BALLOTS.”

Just 17 minutes after his initial rant about California elections went live, Trump also uploaded a follow-up post, yet again sharing no proof to back his serious accusations. “There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY???” he noted.

In response, sitting California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office quipped on X (formerly Twitter), “Trump is lying about California again – time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep.”

Trump is lying about California again — time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep.
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) June 4, 2026

Notably, Donald Trump’s outlandish concern regarding the gubernatorial election in California comes just days after he described the state as fraudulent. While talking to his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, the President noted, “California is very fraud. The whole thing is a fraud. The whole deal – their elections are a fraud, their mail-in votes are a fraud.”

Interestingly, Republicans have had a subpar track record when it comes to gubernatorial elections in California. In fact, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the last party member to win the said race back in 2006.