Amid making allegations of the election being rigged, Republican presidential candidate decides to keep everyone on their toes about his stance on the results as the third and final debate ends
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton debates with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during the third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas. Pic/AP/PTI
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Las Vegas: Donald Trump yesterday threw hints that he may not accept defeat in the presidential polls, which he has been saying are “rigged”, stunning the political scene and threatening to overturn US’ democratic convention of a smooth transfer of power.
His stance drew a sharp attack from Hillary Clinton as the two faced off in the feisty final debate in which she was declared the winner.
The controversial 70-year-old Republican candidate maintained that he would keep the suspense about accepting the election result till November 8. “I will look at it at the time. I’m not looking at anything now,” he said, in response to a question whether he would accept the poll results, during the third presidential debate at the University of Nevada here.
“The media is so dishonest and so corrupt and the pile on is so amazing, The New York Times wrote an article about it. They don’t even care, it’s so dishonest, they’ve poisoned voters’ minds, but unfortunately for them, I think the voters are seeing through it.”
Trump’s comments at the Las Vegas showdown marked a stunning moment that has never been seen in the weeks before a modern US presidential election, CNN said.
“The stance threatens to cast doubt on one of the fundamental principles of American politics — the peaceful, undisputed transfer of power from one president to a successor who is recognised as legitimate after winning an election,” it said.
Trump’s remarks came after moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News said the peaceful transfer of power, a hallmark of American democracy, depends on the losing candidate accepting the validity of the electoral results.
Democratic nominee Clinton described her rival’s refusal to accept the outcome of the election as “horrifying”.
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