City Commissioner Al Schmidt said he had not seen any fraud, despite Trump and his supporters’ false claims to the contrary. “We just had the most transparent and secure election in the history of Philadelphia,” Schmidt confirmed to CNN.
The Republican on the board who oversees Philadelphia elections is not letting an attack on his integrity by incumbent President Donald Trump. “People should be mindful that there are bad actors who are lying to them, and they need to turn to people that they trust … and not nonsense included in lawsuits or anything else like that.”
“I have seen the most fantastical things on social media, making completely ridiculous allegations that have no basis in fact at all and see them spread,” City Commissioner Al Schmidt told John Berman on “New Day” Wednesday.
President Donald Trump, who has been making unfounded claims about fraud, attacked Schmidt on Twitter, calling him a “RINO,” or a “Republican in name only.”
However, Al Schmidt told CNN that fraud evidence brings consequences. “We take a look at it and we refer it to law enforcement, as we always do in every election.”
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“I realize a lot of people are happy about this election and a lot of people are not happy about this election. One thing I can’t comprehend is how hungry people are to consume lies and to consume information that is not true,” he said.
Al Schmidt said his office looked into a list of dead people who allegedly voted in Philadelphia and discovered that “not a single one of them voted in Philadelphia after they died.”
Stay focused
The Commisioner told CNN that Philadelphia election workers still have 18,000 mail-in ballots and about 18,000 provisional ballots left to count.
“It’s important that we all stay focused on our job, which is counting votes, cast on or before Election Day by eligible voters, which is something that should not be controversial,” Schmidt said.
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