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| US election 2016: Stop whining, Obama tells Donald Trump | |
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| US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to "stop whining" as he refuted his claim that next month's White House election will be rigged. | |
| He said Mr Trump's attempt to discredit a poll before it has even taken place was "unprecedented" for a US presidential candidate. | |
| Also "unprecedented", said Mr Obama, was the Republican candidate's "flattery" of Russia's president. | Also "unprecedented", said Mr Obama, was the Republican candidate's "flattery" of Russia's president. |
| Mr Trump is facing sinking poll numbers and accusations of sexual assault. | Mr Trump is facing sinking poll numbers and accusations of sexual assault. |
| The businessman-turned-politician has claimed the 8 November election will be "absolutely rigged" for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. | |
| But in a White House Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday alongside visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mr Obama said his assertions were "based on no facts". | |
| "I'd advise Mr Trump to stop whining and try to make his case to get votes," Mr Obama said. | "I'd advise Mr Trump to stop whining and try to make his case to get votes," Mr Obama said. |
| "By the way," he added, "doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you want out of a president, if you start whining before the game's even over. | "By the way," he added, "doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you want out of a president, if you start whining before the game's even over. |
| "If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job." | "If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job." |
| Mr Obama also addressed the Republican candidate's admiring remarks about Vladimir Putin. | Mr Obama also addressed the Republican candidate's admiring remarks about Vladimir Putin. |
| "Mr Trump's continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which he appears to model much of his policies and approach to politics on Mr Putin is unprecedented," he said. | "Mr Trump's continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which he appears to model much of his policies and approach to politics on Mr Putin is unprecedented," he said. |
| His broadside comes a day after Mr Trump said he would consider visiting Russia before taking office, if elected. | His broadside comes a day after Mr Trump said he would consider visiting Russia before taking office, if elected. |
| He told a talk-radio host: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration." | He told a talk-radio host: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration." |
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