District attorney rejects ‘wild claim’ after Donald Trump claims ‘massive CHEATING’ in key swing state

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Barely an hour before the first polls began to close on Election Day, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that there were rumors of “cheating” in Philadelphia. “Law enforcement is coming!!!” wrote the former president.

Trump later claimed on Truth Social that there was “Heavy Law Enforcement” in both Philadelphia and Detroit. Authorities in both states, which have a combined 34 electoral votes in the presidential election, denied any irregularities.

Sgt. Daron Zhou of the Detroit Police Department said Assets: “As we have done in previous elections, DPD has assigned personnel to locations throughout the city to ensure public safety for all voters this election cycle. The amount of personnel deployed is appropriate for the expected turnout and consistent with the department’s plan, has been developed in advance to meet the needs of this event. There has been no increase in our staffing recently.”

A spokesman for the Philadelphia police says Assets The department was “not aware of anything at this time.” Similarly, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the only talk of “massive cheating” has come from Trump.

“There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild claim. We have been inviting complaints and allegations of impropriety all day long. If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild claims, we want them now. Right now. We’re not holding our breath.”

This was told by a spokesman for the mayor’s office in the City of Detroit, John Roach Assets there was “at first nothing out of the ordinary.”

Zhou said police were in close communication with the Detroit City Clerk’s office to provide “any necessary assistance to ensure election integrity,” he said.

“We are encouraged to see so many people participating in the democratic process this evening and are committed to maintaining a smooth election cycle.”

Trump has alternately posted on X, the social media platform owned by supporter Elon Musk, and Truth Social, owned by parent company Trump Media and Technology Group. The stock was halted from trading three times on Tuesday because the share price was too volatile.

This is a news story that will be updated.

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