Trump claims 'fraud' in Philadelphia, police comment on it
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The US presidential candidate has commented on alleged election fraud in Philadelphia. However, local law enforcement agencies have no information regarding voting issues that would require a police response, reports CNN.
According to representatives of the Philadelphia Police Department, they are unsure of what exactly Trump meant in his Truth Social post, where he claimed there were massive frauds.
In his social media post, the Republican candidate wrote the day before that there is a lot of talk about massive fraud in Philadelphia.
As CNN notes, Trump has made baseless claims about election fraud in Philadelphia for years. He had made similar statements earlier this fall during an event in Pennsylvania in September, but at that time, he did not provide any specifics.
GOP Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein stated on X on Tuesday that Trump's claims were absolutely false.
He called the presidential candidate's statement disinformation and added that voting in Philadelphia was safe.
Additionally, District Attorney Larry Krasner also responded to Trump's claim about alleged election fraud.
"The only talk about massive cheating has come from one of the candidates, Donald J. Trump. There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support these wild allegations," Krasner wrote on X.
The District Attorney added that if Trump has any evidence to support his wild claims, we want to see it now.
The election service of the district attorney's office received about 55 complaints from voters in one day, with the majority related to campaign activity.
Trump's threats about election fraud
On September 7, Donald Trump threatened legal action against several individuals if they were involved in election fraud during the 2024 elections on his Truth Social platform.
Meanwhile, after his loss in 2020, Trump repeatedly made statements alleging that US election officials and Kamala Harris's presidential campaign falsely deprived him of victory. Many of these officials received threats, although the former president's claims have not been substantiated.
Additionally, in September, Trump vowed to imprison corrupt election commission members if he wins the elections on November 5.
