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Trump’s ‘rigged’ California vote claim misuses data and distorts facts

Poynter · Grace Abels · last updated

As Californians voted Nov. 4 for a new congressional map, President Donald Trump falsely said the process was rigged.

“The Unconstitutional Redistricting Vote in California is a GIANT SCAM in that the entire process, in particular the Voting itself, is RIGGED,” Trump wrote Nov. 4 on Truth Social.

“All ‘Mail-In’ Ballots, where the Republicans in that State are ‘Shut Out,’ is under very serious legal and criminal review. STAY TUNED!”

A reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for Trump’s evidence that the election was rigged.

 

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