Donald Trump accuses Democrats of voter fraud in Nevada
The remarks marked the most specific allegations of voter fraud that Donald Trump has made
Republican nominee Donald Trump, who has long suggested there is voter fraud in the United States, explicitly accused Democrats in Nevada in engaging in the practice.
Speaking in a convention centre hall in Reno, Nevada , Trump alleged that the long lines in Hispanic neighbourhoods on the last day of early voting in Las Vegas were the result of the machinations of “crazy broken Harry Reid and his political machine”, referring to the Senate minority leader, who hails from the state.
Trump alleged to a crowd: “It’s being reported certain key Democratic polling locations in Clark County were kept open hours and hours beyond closing time to bus and bring Democratic voters in.” He added, “folks, it’s a rigged system, it’s a rigged system” to loud boos, before insisting, “we’re going to beat it”.
The Republican nominee was apparently referring to a Las Vegas supermarket where voters, most of whom were Hispanic, stood in line for hours to vote on Friday night. The length of lines meant that the early voting site did not finally close until 10pm and turnout on Friday set records. On Friday alone, 57,000 people in Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas and majority of Nevada’s population, voted. In total, over 770,000 votes have already been cast in the swing state, making up roughly two-thirds of the estimated turnout, and Democrats are widely favoured to win the state , unless there is record Republican turnout on Tuesday.
The state GOP’s chair, Michael McDonald, made similar allegations while speaking before Trump arrived.
