GOP Cries Foul over California, but Fails to Echo Trump Claims
Additional mail ballots pushed Nithya Raman into second place, while Trump and conservative commentators called the shifting tally rigged without evidence.
- Los Angeles mayoral race results shifted as Trump-backed Republican Spencer Pratt slipped to third place, while progressive city councilmember Nithya Raman moved into second behind Mayor Karen Bass.
- California officials attributed the shift to the state's lengthy ballot-counting process, which includes mail-in ballots arriving close to Election Day, a standard occurrence causing delayed results.
- Trump asserted the changing margins prove the election was "rigged" and "crooked," while pundit Benny Johnson claimed the shift "defies all mathematical probability," insisting "no one with a functional brain believes these results."
- The Associated Press declared on Monday night that Raman defeated Pratt, securing her spot in the November runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.
- During The Arena, Hunt noted that Trump has long served as the "largest mouthpiece" for voter skepticism, claiming both Republicans and Dems have cast doubts about voting processes in recent years.
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California Democrat Ro Khanna’s friend unregisters to vote amid Spencer Pratt’s stunning LA mayoral loss
California Democrat Ro Khanna claimed a Spencer Pratt-supporting friend has lost so much trust in the state's vote counting process that he unregistered to vote.
Trump Claims LA Mayoral Election Is 'Rigged' After Spencer Pratt Plummets to 3rd Place
Donald Trump has claimed the Los Angeles mayoral election is 'rigged' after reality television figure Spencer Pratt slipped to third place in the latest vote count, with officials in California still tallying ballots as of 8 June. The US president made the remarks on his Truth Social platform, questioning how Pratt, once leading early counts, could now trail behind incumbent mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman. The news came af…
'Rigged!' Trump And MAGA Furious Over Pratt's Defeat In Los Angeles Primary
President Donald Trump and his movement of MAGA Republicans are venting their rage online after Republican reality TV star Spencer Pratt lost to two Democrats, Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman, in the Los Angeles mayoral race.Because Trump has accused all of the politicians he opposes of cheating, tracing all the way back to the 2016 Republican Iowa caucus, he naturally has accused Bass and Raman of cheating Pratt. MAGA Republican…
Crooked? Spencer Pratt breaks silence on LA mayor defeat – The...
Spencer Pratt, a Republican and former reality television personality from “The Hills,” is officially out of the running to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. His candidacy had drawn national attention because of his celebrity and willingness to challenge liberal governance in a city dominated by Democrats, but the…
Politico Knocks 'Baseless' Suspicions of Radical Raman's Surge in L.A. Mayoral Vote Count
Politico Knocks 'Baseless' Suspicions of Radical Raman's Surge in L.A. Mayoral Vote Count admin Tue, 06/09/2026 - 06:27 Article URL https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2026/06/09/politico-knocks-baseless-suspicions-radical-ramans-surge-la-mayoral Article Source NewsBusters Article Description Candidate Nithya Raman in the Los Angeles mayoral race came in third place on election night, June 2, so far behind second place finisher S…
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