{"id":2332223,"date":"2024-08-28T01:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-he-would-win-california-if-jesus-came-down-and-was-the-vote-counter-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T01:16:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T05:16:06","slug":"trump-claims-he-would-win-california-if-jesus-came-down-and-was-the-vote-counter-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-he-would-win-california-if-jesus-came-down-and-was-the-vote-counter-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims he would win California \u2018if Jesus came down and was the vote counter\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-claims-he-would-win-california-if-jesus-came-down-and-was-the-vote-counter-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview with Dr. Phil,\u2062 former President Donald Trump claimed he could win California if Jesus were counting the votes. Trump expressed his belief that \u2063he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evidence-of-foreign-influence-in-2020-election-nevada-secretary-of-state-caught-sending-voter-data-list-to-pakistani-firm-linked-to-isi\/\" title=\"Evidence of Foreign Influence in 2020 Election: Nevada Secretary of State Caught Sending Voter Data List to Pakistani Firm Linked to ISI\">strong support<\/a> in\u2064 California, despite it being a Democratic stronghold. He\u200b asserted that the state \u200bis unfairly marked as a loss for Republicans, stating, &#8220;I guarantee: if Jesus came down and\u2063 was the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-partially-bends-the-knee-acknowledges-ballots-were-counted-unlawfully-and-in-secret\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Partially Bends The Knee, Acknowledges \u2018Ballots Were Counted Unlawfully And In Secret\u2019\">vote counter<\/a>, I would win California.&#8221; He attributed his losses to factors like mail-in voting\u200c and suggested that an &#8220;honest vote counter&#8221; would reflect his \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-new-ev-mandate-is-a-bloodbath-for-consumers-carmakers-and-the-climate\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s latest electric vehicle mandate poses challenges for consumers, automakers, and environmental goals\">true popularity<\/a>, especially\u200d among Hispanic voters. However, there is no evidence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-denounces-pennsylvania-automatic-voter-registration-implementation\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes Pennsylvania&#039;s automatic voter registration implementation.\">widespread voter\u2062 fraud<\/a> in California, \u200bwhere Republicans have not won a presidential election since 1988.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump claims he would win California &lsquo;if Jesus came down and was the vote counter&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1739145\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> claimed he would win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a> if Jesus Christ were the vote counter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an interview with Dr. Phil, Trump claimed that he had the potential to win the Democratic bastion of California, but only under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John&rsquo;s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I look at California, I gave a speech&hellip; I had a crowd so big, I said, &lsquo;There&rsquo;s no way I could lose California,&rsquo; but automatically they mark it down, if you&rsquo;re a Republican, as a loss, that you lose by five million votes,&rdquo; he claimed. &ldquo;I said, &lsquo;Five million votes?&rsquo; I guarantee: if Jesus came down and was the vote counter, I would win California. OK?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In other words, if we had an honest vote counter, a really honest vote counter &mdash; I do great with the Hispanics, great,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I mean, at a level that no Republican&rsquo;s ever done. But if we had an honest vote counter, I would win California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In an interview with Dr. Phil, Trump claims the only reason he lost California, which has not voted for a Republican president since 1988, is because of mail-in voting. &#8220;I guarantee if Jesus came down and was the vote counter, I would win California&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8k6Fwb3Wki\">pic.twitter.com\/8k6Fwb3Wki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Devon Hesano (@DevonHesano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevonHesano\/status\/1828599387955540241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When questioned by Dr. Phil, Trump doubled down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think so. I do. I see it. I go around California. They have Trump signs all over the place. It&rsquo;s very dishonest,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest widespread voter fraud against Republicans in California.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans haven&rsquo;t won California since George H. W. Bush did in 1988, largely due to changing demographics in favor of the Democratic Party. It has since become the largest Democratic bastion in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump touched on religion elsewhere in the interview when discussing his assassination attempt on July 13, saying he was saved by divine intervention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There had to be some great power,&rdquo; Trump said when Dr. Phil asked why he was spared.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Phil: &#8220;Why were you spared?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pres. Trump: &#8220;It has to be God. How can you say it&#8217;s luck when it&#8217;s 20 million to one?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WSxQ4baiQJ\">pic.twitter.com\/WSxQ4baiQJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1828606978471370952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, the only thing I can think is that God loves our country and he thinks we&rsquo;re going to bring our country back,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;It has to be God, I mean, how can you say it&rsquo;s luck when it&rsquo;s 20 million to one?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1739145\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739145\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with Dr. Phil, former President Donald Trump asserted that he could win California if Jesus Christ were counting the votes. He expressed confidence in his ability to secure a victory in the traditionally Democratic state, but only under specific circumstances. Trump recounted a speech he gave where he was met with a large crowd, leading him to believe there was no way he could lose California. He criticized the automatic assumption that Republicans lose by millions of votes and stated, &#8220;I guarantee: if Jesus came down and was the vote counter, I would win California.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He further claimed that if there were an honest vote counter, he would perform exceptionally well among Hispanic voters\u2014better than any Republican before him. When pressed by Dr. Phil about his belief regarding losing California\u2014where no Republican has won since 1988\u2014Trump attributed it to mail-in voting practices.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s assertions, there is no evidence supporting widespread voter fraud against Republicans in California; changing demographics have favored Democrats over time. During the interview, Trump also touched on themes of divine intervention when discussing a recent assassination attempt on him, suggesting that it was God&#8217;s will for him to survive such an event due to its improbability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2332224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Bible-2020-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,3728,9686,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2332223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-election","tag-jesus","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Bible-2020-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}