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Trump Is Everywhere

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

Trump Fuels Election Fraud Claims in California

June 8, 2026 · 11:46 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “President Trump and his associates are escalating allegations of election fraud in California, turning to a playbook they have used previously to sow doubt about election results.”

“Even before former reality television star Spencer Pratt missed the cut for the November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, he was losing ground in postelection Day vote tallies to Los Angeles City Council member and Democratic socialist Nithya Raman, prompting Trump and others to allege that the state’s vote counting wasn’t just slow, but ‘rigged.'”

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