PHILADELPHIA (Audacy) — Democratic and Republican officials in Philadelphia shut down claims from former President Donald Trump that there was “massive cheating” in the city on Election Day.
“A lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia. Law enforcement coming!!!” said Trump in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday.
Philadelphia District Attorney, Democrat Larry Krasner, responded to the allegation on X, formerly Twitter, saying "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 this wild allegation," Krasner said. "We have invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day. If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild allegations, we want them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath."
Republican City Commissioner Seth Bluestein echoed that remark, saying there is no truth to the allegation.
“It is yet another example of disinformation. Voting in Philadelphia has been safe and secure,” he said.
Earlier, Trump was asked if he would concede and admit defeat if he lost the election, to which he said he would if it was “fair.”
“I think they’re crazy,” Trump said in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday after casting his vote. “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it. So far, I think it’s been fair.”
The former president was addressing concerns that he may try and fight the results of the election as he did in 2020, when he lambasted the election process, claiming that there were mass amounts of voter fraud. Those claims were never proven in a court of law.
In the years since his 2020 defeat, Trump has refused to acknowledge that President Joe Biden fairly won the election, which his supporters attempted to stop the certification of on Jan. 6, 2021.