New Delhi, May 21 -- US President Donald Trump intensified his long-running attacks on US elections on Wednesday (May 20) by claiming he would have carried heavily Democratic California if "Jesus Christ" personally counted the ballots.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews before departing to deliver a commencement address to the United States Coast Guard Academy, Trump alleged that California's election system is fundamentally corrupt.

"If we had Jesus Christ come down and count the votes, I would have won California because I do great with Hispanics. But it's a rigged vote."

Trump specifically targeted California's widespread mail-in voting system, claiming that elections in the state are "very dishonest."

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