""In some of the states, like in California, for example. I mean, they hold the elections open for weeks after election day," Johnson told reporters. "We had three House Republican candidates who were ahead on election day in the last election cycle, and every time a new tranche of ballots came in, they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. ... It looks on its face to be fraudulent.""
""take over the voting" in at least "15 places,""
"Fact check: There was no hocus-pocus. No "holding open" of elections to allow for manipulation of the result."
House Speaker Mike Johnson repeated claims that California's ballot-counting process is suspicious and potentially fraudulent, echoing President Trump's suggestion that Republicans should "take over the voting" in at least "15 places." Johnson alleged that elections are held open for weeks and described Republican leads eroding as new batches of ballots arrived, calling the pattern fraudulent. Independent checks found no evidence of extended ballot-holding or manipulation. The narrative functions to sow doubt about election integrity and to justify partisan efforts to control election administration ahead of upcoming midterm and 2026 contests.
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