{"id":2604978,"date":"2026-05-20T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-win-california-if-jesus-christ-counted-the-votes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:08:34","slug":"trump-says-hed-win-california-if-jesus-christ-counted-the-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-win-california-if-jesus-christ-counted-the-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;d win California if \u2018Jesus Christ\u2019 counted the votes"},"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\">22<\/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-says-hed-win-california-if-jesus-christ-counted-the-votes%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=2604978&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 remarks too reporters on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed he would have won California in 2024 if \u201cJesus Christ had come down\u201d and counted the votes, attributing the result to heavy GOP reliance on Hispanic support and to what he called a \u201crigged\u201d election system. He made the comments while responding to Spencer Pratt\u2019s bid for mayor of Los Angeles, saying california would be difficult for candidates due to mail-in ballots and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election practices<\/a> he described as dishonest. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> also reiterated his broader criticism of mail-in voting, including earlier claims about Maryland voting patterns and calls for a DOJ investigation after a Maryland elections error sent thousands of voters the wrong party ballots in the June 23 primary.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> joked on Wednesday that he would have won <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a> if \u201cJesus Christ had come down\u201d and counted the votes because of GOP support from Hispanic voters in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments when asked about Spencer Pratt\u2019s run for mayor of Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4576246\/watch-live-trump-commencement-speech-coast-guard-academy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers commencement speech to Coast Guard Academy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4575263\/lawfare-compensation-fund-threatens-to-reopen-jan-6-debate-for-republicans\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Lawfare compensation fund threatens to reopen Jan. 6 debate for Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4575036\/watch-live-trump-white-house-congressional-picnic\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trumps speak at White House congressional picnic<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see him do well. He\u2019s a character, I don\u2019t know him,\u201d said Trump. \u201cI heard he\u2019s a big MAGA person. He\u2019s doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump added that Pratt could face difficulty in California because \u201cyou have a rigged vote out there, that\u2019s the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have all the mail-in ballots, everything else,\u201d said Trump. \u201cVery hard to win, because the elections are very dishonest. If we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California, because I do great with Hispanics. But it\u2019s a rigged vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly blasted mail-in balloting, especially in blue states. Earlier in the week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-claims-twice-that-350-million-americans-have-been-vaccinated-more-than-u-s-population\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Claims Twice That 350 Million Americans Have Been Vaccinated, More Than U.S. Population\">president told reporters<\/a> that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> may not even be majority Democrat, but voted that way because of mail-in voting.  <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4573338\/trump-doj-investigation-maryland-mail-in-ballots\/\">TRUMP CALLS FOR DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO MARYLAND\u2019S MAIL-IN BALLOT SYSTEM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was told that it\u2019s automatically a Democrat state, and I don\u2019t believe that,\u201d Trump told reporters on Monday. \u201cI did really well there, and I don\u2019t believe it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments when imploring the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> to investigate\u00a0Maryland\u2019s\u00a0mail-in ballot system after a mistake by the state board of elections meant thousands of voters were sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-marylands-mail-in-ballot-system\/\" title=\"... for DOJ investigation into Maryland&#039;s ...in ballot system\">wrong party ballot<\/a> for the state\u2019s primary election on June 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump joked he\u2019d win California if votes were counted-citing Hispanic GOP support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2604979,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26140509675098.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,3728,35296,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2604978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-election","tag-jesus-christ","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26140509675098.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604978","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604978"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604982,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604978\/revisions\/2604982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}