Trump and his allies ramp up election fraud allegations in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump and his allies are seizing on routine election processes as signs of fraud in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Former President Donald Trump and his allies are seizing on routine election processes as signs of fraud in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania, amplifying allegations, videos and litigation around purported voting irregularities even as local election officials push back.
The playbook is familiar: Like in 2020, Trump's campaign is spreading viral videos of supposed wrongdoing and promising its eager supporters a legal showdown, which experts fear could be used to contest the results of the election if he loses.
Trump supporters spread videos on Tuesday of long lines in Buck County, Pennsylvania, where voters were waiting to request a mail-ballot in person. One social media post from Trump campaign political director James Blair said a line in one area was shut down early around 2:30 p.m.
“This is suppressive and intimidating,” Blair wrote in a post on X seen by 1.8 million people. Elon Musk, the owner of X and a Trump supporter, replied: “Why are they doing this?”
Pennsylvania doesn’t offer in-person early voting. Election officials allow voters to request, fill out and return their mail ballots in person at the county elections office, casting a mail ballot early.
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