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Donald Trump claims US election is rigged because Hillary Clinton isn't in jail | Donald Trump claims US election is rigged because Hillary Clinton isn't in jail |
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Donald Trump has said the US presidential race is being "rigged by the media" in order to elect Hillary Clinton. | Donald Trump has said the US presidential race is being "rigged by the media" in order to elect Hillary Clinton. |
He made the unprecedented assertation in response to accusations of unwanted kissing, groping and more from at least eight women. | He made the unprecedented assertation in response to accusations of unwanted kissing, groping and more from at least eight women. |
Mr Trump maintained his innocence and denounced Ms Clinton and a supposed international media conspiracy aimed at denying him the White House. | |
"100 percent fabricated and made-up charges, pushed strongly by the media and the Clinton Campaign, may poison the minds of the American Voter. FIX!" Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday morning. | "100 percent fabricated and made-up charges, pushed strongly by the media and the Clinton Campaign, may poison the minds of the American Voter. FIX!" Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday morning. |
"This election is being rigged by the media pushing false and unsubstantiated charges, and outright lies, in order to elect Crooked Hillary!" he added. | "This election is being rigged by the media pushing false and unsubstantiated charges, and outright lies, in order to elect Crooked Hillary!" he added. |
He went on to say Ms Clinton should be in jail and repeated his assertion the election looks to have been rigged. | He went on to say Ms Clinton should be in jail and repeated his assertion the election looks to have been rigged. |
Mr Trump called the women who accused him of sexual assault "sick," in a speech at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. | Mr Trump called the women who accused him of sexual assault "sick," in a speech at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
The Republican nominee said he had never met most of the women who had made "phony" claims about him. | The Republican nominee said he had never met most of the women who had made "phony" claims about him. |
"I have no idea who these women are," he told the crowd. "I have no idea. I have no idea. And I think you know I have no idea as you understand me for a lot of years, OK?" | "I have no idea who these women are," he told the crowd. "I have no idea. I have no idea. And I think you know I have no idea as you understand me for a lot of years, OK?" |
"These people are sick," he added. | "These people are sick," he added. |
Polls suggest Mr Trump has fallen further behind Ms Clinton nationally and in most battleground states. | Polls suggest Mr Trump has fallen further behind Ms Clinton nationally and in most battleground states. |
Early in-person voting is underway in 20 states, including Ohio, where President Barack Obama railed against Trump a day after first lady Michelle Obama declared in a passionate speech, "Enough is enough." | Early in-person voting is underway in 20 states, including Ohio, where President Barack Obama railed against Trump a day after first lady Michelle Obama declared in a passionate speech, "Enough is enough." |
The Obamas both seized on Mr Trump's words, captured in a video released last week, bragging about kissing and groping women. The 70-year-old billionaire has apologised, but also repeatedly dismissed his comments as "locker room talk." | |
"You don't have to be a husband or a father to know that that kind of language, those kinds of thoughts, those kinds of actions are unacceptable. They're not right. You just have to be a decent human being," Mr Obama charged in Columbus, Ohio. | "You don't have to be a husband or a father to know that that kind of language, those kinds of thoughts, those kinds of actions are unacceptable. They're not right. You just have to be a decent human being," Mr Obama charged in Columbus, Ohio. |
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