{"id":2334532,"date":"2024-08-30T18:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T22:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairman-admits-trump-claim-about-winning-california-was-little-bit-of-a-stretch-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T18:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T22:45:59","slug":"rnc-chairman-admits-trump-claim-about-winning-california-was-little-bit-of-a-stretch-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairman-admits-trump-claim-about-winning-california-was-little-bit-of-a-stretch-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC chairman admits Trump claim about winning California was \u2018little bit of a stretch\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\">34<\/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%2Frnc-chairman-admits-trump-claim-about-winning-california-was-little-bit-of-a-stretch-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=2334532&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>The\u200c RNC Chairman Michael Whatley commented on former President Donald\u200b Trump&#8217;s assertion that he could have won California in the\u2064 2020 election, describing it as a &#8220;little bit of a stretch.&#8221; Trump made the claim during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with Dr. Phil, suggesting that even if\u2063 Jesus Christ were counting the\u2062 votes, he would win California. Trump argued that despite holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">large crowd<\/a> at a speech, the state\u200d is automatically viewed as a loss for Republicans, claiming he would have lost by 5 million votes.\u200d Michaelson, the host of a Fox 11 Los Angeles show, also addressed Trump&#8217;s comments.  <\/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\">RNC chairman admits Trump claim about winning California was &lsquo;little bit of a stretch&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_1707857\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> Chairman Michael Whatley said it was a &ldquo;little bit of a stretch&rdquo; when former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> claimed he could have won<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> California <\/a>in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">2020 presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3136135\/trump-claims-he-would-win-california-jesus-came-down-was-vote-counter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>this week<\/a>, Trump sat down with Phillip McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, for an interview, and he claimed he would have won California had Jesus Christ been the one counting the votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\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 5 million votes,&rdquo; he claimed. &ldquo;I said, &lsquo;5 million votes?&rsquo; I guarantee if Jesus came down and was the vote counter, I would win California, OK?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elex Michaelson, the host of the Fox 11 Los Angeles show <em>The Issue Is<\/em>,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Elex_Michaelson\/status\/1829544236389392854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> asked Whatley<\/a> about those comments and whether Trump being able to win the Golden State was really possible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president can tell stories, but I think we want to make the point that it is very important for us to have election security protection in place to protect the ballot,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think that he feels that California &hellip; there are a lot of Republicans and there are a lot of votes here. I think he was probably, you know, a little bit of a stretch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatley had sat down for the interview to discuss the&nbsp;RNC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Protect the Vote&rdquo; initiative. Whatley said the RNC is hoping to recruit thousands of people to work as poll workers, poll observers, and lawyers in order to ensure the integrity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">year&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had questioned the integrity of the 2020 election, having blamed, without evidence, mail-in ballots for being a hotbed for voter fraud. He has since changed his position on early voting and absentee ballots, now encouraging his supporters to participate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1707857\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1707857\"}});<\/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>RNC Chairman Acknowledges Trump&#8217;s California Victory Claim Was &#8216;Somewhat Exaggerated&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley described former President Donald Trump&#8217;s assertion that he could have won California in the 2020 presidential election as &#8220;somewhat exaggerated.&#8221; In a recent interview with Dr. Phil, Trump stated that he would have secured victory in California if Jesus Christ had been counting the votes. He recounted giving a speech in California where he claimed to have drawn a large crowd and expressed disbelief at losing by 5 million votes, suggesting that even divine intervention would not change the outcome against him. When asked about Trump&#8217;s comments, Whatley acknowledged that while Trump enjoys telling stories, it is crucial to focus on election security measures to safeguard ballots. He noted that there are many Republicans and potential voters in California but implied that Trump&#8217;s claim was likely an overstatement. Whatley was discussing the RNC&#8217;s &#8220;Protect the Vote&#8221; initiative during this interview, which aims to recruit thousands of individuals for roles such as poll workers and observers to ensure electoral integrity this year. Trump has previously raised concerns about the integrity of mail-in ballots during the 2020 election but has since shifted his stance to encourage early voting and absentee ballot participation among his supporters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2334533,"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\/AP24206743107136-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4045,5894,6915,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2334532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-california","tag-politics","tag-rnc","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24206743107136-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334532","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}