Adding that all he needed was a "honest vote counter," Jesus Christ, to be exact, Donald Trump insisted in a meandering interview on Tuesday that he had actually won California.
"I would win California, okay if Jesus Christ descended and was the vote counter?" Trump remarked. "In other words, if we had a really honest vote counter—I do great with Hispanics, great, I mean at a level no Republican has ever done—but if we had an honest vote counter, I would win California."
Surprised, Dr. Phil said: "You think so?"
"Oh I think so," Trump declared. I can see it. I travel about California and see Trumps signs everywhere.Everything is mail-in; this is a somewhat dishonest [state]. Trump proceeded into a monologue on how California is a dishonest system, sending out 38 million ballots, I believe.
"You will have extreme fraud anytime you have a mail-in ballot," he said.
Dr. Phil also asked the former president about his remarks at a Christian gathering last month, during which he declared they wouldn't "have to vote again" after 2024.
Trump insisted he was not advocating the cancellation of elections.
It does not mean that we will not have elections. There are going to be elections. Trump claimed when pressed on the topic by McGraw that we have to win, thus you have to vote this time. He said he would "straighten everything out in less than four years, by a lot."
"Christians, for whatever reason, don't vote very much—you know, proportionately," Trump said without supporting data. "NRA members and those strongly inclined towards the Second Amendment—they are not voters. Why is not clear to me. Perhaps it is a rebellious bent.
McGraw, who earlier this summer pounced on Trump, followed up: "So, you didn't mean,'Vote me in once 'cause I ain't never leaving? You are meaning, "This is a crucial one. Vote this time:
Trump replied affirmatively. “Of course that’s what I meant,” he said, claiming that “everybody” knew what he meant at the time.
Yet after Trump’s initial comment, many Democrats took issue with it.
“This year democracy is on the ballot, and if we are to save it, we must vote against authoritarianism. Here Trump helpfully reminds us that the alternative is never having the chance to vote again,” California Rep. Adam Schiff wrote on X.
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung responded by arguing that Trump was “ talking about uniting this country and bringing prosperity to every American, as opposed to the divisive political environment that has sowed so much division and even resulted in an assassination attempt.”
Later in his interview with McGraw, Trump also defended telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would be a “dictator”—“only on Day One,” and complained about being taken out of context.
“It was said with a chuckle. The audience laughed, I laughed, we all laughed. But they take it and they cut it,” he said. “These are very dishonest people we are dealing with.”
In that exchange with Hannity last December, Trump was given the opportunity to rule out breaking the law if re-elected, but he refused to do so.
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Adding that all he needed was a "honest vote counter," Jesus Christ, to be exact, Donald Trump insisted in a meandering interview on Tuesday that he had actually won California.
"I would win California, okay if Jesus Christ descended and was the vote counter?" Trump remarked. "In other words, if we had a really honest vote counter—I do great with Hispanics, great, I mean at a level no Republican has ever done—but if we had an honest vote counter, I would win California."
Surprised, Dr. Phil said: "You think so?"
"Oh I think so," Trump declared. I can see it. I travel about California and see Trumps signs everywhere.Everything is mail-in; this is a somewhat dishonest [state]. Trump proceeded into a monologue on how California is a dishonest system, sending out 38 million ballots, I believe.
"You will have extreme fraud anytime you have a mail-in ballot," he said.
Dr. Phil also asked the former president about his remarks at a Christian gathering last month, during which he declared they wouldn't "have to vote again" after 2024.
Trump insisted he was not advocating the cancellation of elections.
It does not mean that we will not have elections. There are going to be elections. Trump claimed when pressed on the topic by McGraw that we have to win, thus you have to vote this time. He said he would "straighten everything out in less than four years, by a lot."
"Christians, for whatever reason, don't vote very much—you know, proportionately," Trump said without supporting data. "NRA members and those strongly inclined towards the Second Amendment—they are not voters. Why is not clear to me. Perhaps it is a rebellious bent.
McGraw, who earlier this summer pounced on Trump, followed up: "So, you didn't mean,'Vote me in once 'cause I ain't never leaving? You are meaning, "This is a crucial one. Vote this time:
Trump replied affirmatively. “Of course that’s what I meant,” he said, claiming that “everybody” knew what he meant at the time.
Yet after Trump’s initial comment, many Democrats took issue with it.
“This year democracy is on the ballot, and if we are to save it, we must vote against authoritarianism. Here Trump helpfully reminds us that the alternative is never having the chance to vote again,” California Rep. Adam Schiff wrote on X.
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung responded by arguing that Trump was “ talking about uniting this country and bringing prosperity to every American, as opposed to the divisive political environment that has sowed so much division and even resulted in an assassination attempt.”
Later in his interview with McGraw, Trump also defended telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would be a “dictator”—“only on Day One,” and complained about being taken out of context.
“It was said with a chuckle. The audience laughed, I laughed, we all laughed. But they take it and they cut it,” he said. “These are very dishonest people we are dealing with.”
In that exchange with Hannity last December, Trump was given the opportunity to rule out breaking the law if re-elected, but he refused to do so.
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