Steve Hilton Takes On Trump Claims and Accuses Xavier Becerra of Migrant Child ‘Assembly Line’ in California Race

On CNN’s program The Lead, anchor Jake Tapper confronted Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton about President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of voter fraud in the state’s election, describing the allegations as “nonsense, right?” and emphasizing that there was no evidence of fraud.

Hilton also publicized an allegedly leaked audio clip in which his Democratic opponent, former HHS secretary Xavier Becerra, is heard referring to the handling of unaccompanied migrant children as “not the way you do an assembly line,” implying a rapid, unchecked placement of the children and raising concerns about potential trafficking and inadequate oversight. Hilton said the recording showed Becerra treating the children as a product rather than vulnerable individuals and promised further details.