City commissioners responded to accusations from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that Philadelphia is “cheating” in the election.
Tuesday afternoon, Trump posted to Truth Social, without evidence, that there was “A lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia. Law Enforcement coming!!!”
Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein posted to X in response, “There is absolutely no truth to this allegation. It is yet another example of disinformation. Voting in Philadelphia has been safe and secure.”
Bluestein responded further during a Tuesday evening press conference along with City Commissioner Omar Sabir.
“There is no truth to the allegation that there is massive cheating in Philadelphia,” Bluestein said. “We have been in touch with the RNC and anybody who has any complaints throughout the day, we’ve been responsive and everything has been handled appropriately.”
Sabir also reiterated that the election was safe and secure in Philadelphia.
“To be clear, Philadelphia elections are safe, simple and secure and they’ve always been,” Sabir …