Former President Donald Trump voiced his concerns astir Democrats cheating successful Philadelphia and Detroit connected societal media connected Tuesday, arsenic voters were inactive going retired to the polls.
'A batch of speech astir monolithic CHEATING successful Philadelphia,' Trump wrote connected societal media. 'Law Enforcement coming!!!'
The erstwhile president did not instantly mention grounds to backmost his claim, which earned a crisp rebuke from City Commissioner of Philadelphia Seth Bluestein, a Republican.
'There is perfectly nary information to this allegation,' helium wrote connected societal media. 'It is yet different illustration of disinformation. Voting successful Philadelphia has been harmless and secure.'
Bluestein added helium was successful 'regular contact' with the Republican National Committee and was 'responsive to each study of irregularities astatine the polls.'
Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump acknowledgment his unit astatine his run office connected Election Day, November 05, 2024
There is perfectly nary information to this allegation. It is yet different illustration of disinformation. Voting successful Philadelphia has been harmless and secure. pic.twitter.com/wMiPnAgO17
— Seth Bluestein (@SethBluestein) November 5, 2024Trump again made his claim, citing problems successful Detroit, Michiga,n arsenic well.
'Philadelphia and Detroit! Heavy Law Enforcement is there!!!' helium wrote.
Trump's concerns astir Philadelphia whitethorn beryllium a effect of reports of higher than expected turnout for Harris.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner besides responded instantly to Trump's assertion successful a statement.
'There is nary factual ground whatsoever wrong instrumentality enforcement to enactment this chaotic allegation,' helium said.
He said that helium was monitoring the election, inviting radical to taxable immoderate concerns oregon complaints astir the predetermination process.
'If Donald J. Trump has immoderate facts to enactment his chaotic allegations, we privation them now,' helium said. 'Right now. We are not holding our breath.'
Democrats person been praising turnout successful Philadelphia turnout arsenic a large boost for Vice President Kamala Harris, which would let her to erase precocious agrarian voting margins for Trump.
'Voter turnout is highly high,' Philadelphia Democratic Party Chairman Robert Brady told journalist David Shuster. 'I’ve been doing elections for 50 years seat and I’ve been president for 40 years and present it’s the highest we’ve ever seen for this point.'