India, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he would have won California if "Jesus Christ came down and counted the votes," while again alleging that elections in the state are rigged.

rump made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews before departing to deliver a commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy. During the exchange, he criticized California's voting system and mail-in ballots, repeating longstanding claims about election integrity.

"You have a rigged vote out there, that's the problem. The votes are rigged. You have a really rigged vote in California," Trump said. "You have all the mail-in ballots, everything else. Very hard to win because the elections are very dishonest."...