Trump claims without proof Democrats are ‘trying to steal’ California primaries

The Guardian — Jun 04, 15:17 PM

US president alleges there is ‘big cheating’ in elections for governor and Los Angeles mayor as results are pending

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump has alleged without evidence that https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats are cheating in https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California’s primaries and claimed in a late-night social media post that the US attorney’s office in Los Angeles was investigating.

As counting continues in the most populous state in the US, the president’s unfounded remarks are likely to further alarm election observers, who have https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/california-primary-election-ballot-voting-system">warned of the risk of escalating misinformation in the absence of a final result.