President Trump storms off NBC interview after claiming California election was 'rigged' - BERITAJA

President Trump unopen down an question and reply pinch Beritaja aft big Kristen Welker pushed backmost connected his claims that the predetermination successful California connected Tuesday was rigged.

During a lengthy question and reply successful Wisconsin that aired connected “Meet the Press” Sunday, Trump echoed claims he made successful caller days that officials successful California were “cheating,” because aft 4 days, they “aren’t moreover close” to finishing the count.

With much than 70% of the ballot successful connected Sunday, seasoned Democratic leader Xavier Becerra was about a percent constituent up of Republican Steve Hilton successful the governor’s race. In the Los Angeles mayoral race, the spread betwixt erstwhile reality TV characteristic Spencer Pratt and City Councilmember Nithya Raman besides narrowed to a percent point.

“Do you person grounds to support that?” Welker asked Trump about his cheating claims.

“All I person to do is look,” he said, to which she changeable back. “But sir, that’s not evidence, that’s really they count the votes successful California.” She added that authorities and section officials admit they are slow.

“No, they’re crooked … conscionable for illustration you’re crooked. Your property is crooked and ‘Meet the Press’ is crooked,” he said.

“You’re either crooked aliases you’re stupid,” he went on. “You cognize that these elections are rigged. Your web knows that they’re rigged.”

The back-and-forth continued until Trump decided to “call it quits.”

“I’ve had enough,” he said, removing the microphone from his lapel and tossing it to the floor. “Thank you, darling, person a bully time.”

As Welker tried to person him to decorativeness the interview, he added: “A state could ne'er beryllium awesome pinch a dishonest press.”

And yet he walked off.

A misreading of voting data successful the Los Angeles mayoral title precocious connected predetermination nighttime has fueled the mendacious communicative that Trump and different Republicans person pushed successful caller days that California Democrats were cheating. The declare was that successful 1 ballot count update, 1 campaigner received zero votes. First Assistant U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli said connected X that the declare was false, and “each campaigner received votes successful each update.”

Essayli has confirmed connected X that his agency “has aggregate predetermination fraud investigations underway,” successful coordination pinch the FBI successful Los Angeles.

In different post, he asked witnesses to travel forward: “We want to perceive from you,” Essayli posted. “Please do not nonstop rumors, theories, aliases second-hand information.”