by WorldTribune Staff, June 23, 2026 Non-AI Real World News
Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Colombian immigrant, said he was so impressed while observing Colombia’s presidential election that the officials who run California’s elections should check out how it was done.
Sen. Bernie Moreno
In Colombia’s presidential vote on Sunday (and only Sunday), conservative Abelardo de la Espriella defeated leftist Ivan Cepeda, the hand-picked candidate of far-left president Gustavo Petro.
During an appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast “Triggered” on Monday, Moreno noted that Colombia’s election results were ready in hours, thanks to its “world-class” system, which includes:
• Voter ID and proof of Colombian citizenship.
• Paper, in-person ballots that are hand-counted.
• No widespread mail-in voting (Colombians living in other countries are allowed to vote).
• Biometrics at some sites for additional security.
• Transparent, observed elections that result in 99%-plus ballots counted the same night.
Meanwhile, California is still not done counting ballots from its June 2 primary.
“We made the decision, and I’ve talked to [Sens.] Rick Scott, Mike Lee, and Ron Johnson about this, we’re going to bring in the people who ran the Colombian election, we’re going to subpoena Gavin Newsom, and we’re going to have a hearing: California vs. Colombia,” Moreno said.
“Why can Colombia run an election at that high level, and California is so incompetent? And I think the American people need to see this, Don — we’re going to put this right in their faces and say, ‘Look, the SAVE AMERICA act says prove you’re an American citizen and show who you are when you vote.’ And we can’t get 60 out of 100 Senators to vote for that? That’s a disgrace.”
To be more specific, every Colombian must have PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, have the one form of ID to vote, there is no mail in ballot system, and the result today will be record turnout.
In other words, every single argument against the Save America Act is a lie! https://t.co/H2ZLEhZS2a
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) June 21, 2026
Breaking news tonight on my triggered podcast
Sen Bernie Moreno says Gavin Newsom will be subpoenaed to appear at joint hearing with Colombian election officials , to explain why Colombia can check voter ID and count votes quickly but California can’t
Love it!!! pic.twitter.com/ON33KZY8x9
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 22, 2026
