Did Trump just provide a clue that he’s losing Pennsylvania?

Former President Donald Trump appears worried that he could already be losing the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Without any evidence, the former president accused the entire state of Pennsylvania of cheating in the 2024 election. He offered no explanation as to why he thinks voters are cheating while calling on law enforcement to intervene.
“Pennsylvania is cheating, and getting caught, at large scale levels rarely seen before. REPORT CHEATING TO AUTHORITIES. Law Enforcement must act, NOW!” he wrote on Truth Social.
Garrett Haake, a NBC News correspondent, noted that Trump is already getting ready to contest the results of the state.
Patrick Dillon, former Obama White House official and husband of Harris campaign chair Jen O‘Malley Dillon, also suggested that Trump’s internal polling could be bad for him because of this post.
“tell me your PA internals without telling me your PA internals,” he wrote in response to Trump’s post.
Trump has been priming his supporters for months that there will be fraud in the 2024 election despite providing no evidence for it. He has also said that the only reason he would not win is if the Democrats cheat.
Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, is often the subject of election-related misinformation. Social media users have falsely suggested that large numbers of migrants are illegally registering to vote in Pennsylvania, incorrectly asserted that the time it takes to count votes in the state is a smokescreen for fraud, and made baseless claims about foul play involving deceased voters.
Now, with just a week to go before Election Day, conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting across the U.S. have been resurgent. While voter fraud does occur, it’s rare and election officials have safeguards to catch it.
Officials from Lancaster County in Pennsylvania announced last week that an investigation was underway after election workers flagged about 2,500 voter registration forms that could be fraudulent. Officials said that the forms “have been contained and segregated” and will go under a review.
However, the press release reiterated that its “systems worked” and said that the elections system in the county “is secure.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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