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STORY: :: Philadelphia officials deny Trump's

claims of 'massive cheating'

:: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

:: November 5, 2024

:: Seth Bluestein, Philadelphia City Commissioner

"As I said in my social media post, there is no truth to the allegation that there is mass cheating in Philadelphia. We have been in touch with the RNC and anybody who has any complaints throughout the day. We've been responsive. Everything has been handled appropriately."

:: Omar Sabir, Philadelphia City Commissioner

"I don't want to say anything to Donald Trump. Only thing I want to say is - This is Philadelphia. You're going to get the election that you deserve and you have always been having accurate results and honesty. We have great citizens here working and doing their jobs."

JOURNALIST: "Do you have any specifics of the allegations?"

SABIR: I mean, I saw something on social media. I mean, I saw it said something about somebody was cheating. (UNCLEAR) Again, that's not nothing new. I mean, this playbook has been played since 2020. You saw it. And we are going to do our job, get the citizens and give America the election that they deserve."

Philadelphia officials refuted Donald Trump's claims of voter fraud in the city after the former president posted on social media website Truth Social, without evidence, that there was "massive cheating" in the city.

"There is no cheating, there is no smoke to it," Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir said. "I mean, this playbook has been played since 2020."

Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein said he had been in touch with the Republican National Committee and that they would look into any specific allegation that was brought forward.

"Everything has been handled appropriately," Bluestein said. 'we are as responsive as we can be until we see anything specific we are stopping there."

Trump, who frequently spread false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election, has in the last week escalated allegations of fraud in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state.