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| US election: Trump will accept result 'if I win' | US election: Trump will accept result 'if I win' |
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| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will accept the results of the US election "if I win". | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will accept the results of the US election "if I win". |
| He added that he would accept a "clear" result - but reserved the right to challenge a "questionable" result. | He added that he would accept a "clear" result - but reserved the right to challenge a "questionable" result. |
| He appeared at a rally in Delaware, Ohio, speaking for the first time since the third televised debate with Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. | He appeared at a rally in Delaware, Ohio, speaking for the first time since the third televised debate with Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. |
| Mr Trump has been heavily criticised for suggesting that he might not accept the election result. | Mr Trump has been heavily criticised for suggesting that he might not accept the election result. |
| Polls suggest Mrs Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states. | Polls suggest Mrs Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states. |
| Speaking in Ohio, Mr Trump said, grinning: "I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States, that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election - if I win." | Speaking in Ohio, Mr Trump said, grinning: "I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States, that I will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election - if I win." |
| He also said: "I will accept a clear election result, but I will also reserve my right to contest and file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result." | He also said: "I will accept a clear election result, but I will also reserve my right to contest and file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result." |
| During Wednesday night's debate, when moderator Chris Wallace asked Mr Trump if he would accept losing to Mrs Clinton, the Republican nominee said he would "keep you in suspense". | During Wednesday night's debate, when moderator Chris Wallace asked Mr Trump if he would accept losing to Mrs Clinton, the Republican nominee said he would "keep you in suspense". |
| Mr Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, later insisted that the candidate had meant he would not concede until the "results are actually known". | Mr Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, later insisted that the candidate had meant he would not concede until the "results are actually known". |
| However the remark, which drew anger from some Republicans, is part of Mr Trump's repeated claim that the election is "rigged" against him. | However the remark, which drew anger from some Republicans, is part of Mr Trump's repeated claim that the election is "rigged" against him. |
| Mr Trump told the Ohio audience that the election was posing questions about "the fairness of our country". | Mr Trump told the Ohio audience that the election was posing questions about "the fairness of our country". |
| Thursday also saw former Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain release a statement implicitly criticising Mr Trump's debate comments. | Thursday also saw former Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain release a statement implicitly criticising Mr Trump's debate comments. |
| Mr McCain, who lost to Barack Obama eight years ago, said: "I didn't like the outcome of the 2008 election. But I had a duty to concede, and I did so without reluctance. | Mr McCain, who lost to Barack Obama eight years ago, said: "I didn't like the outcome of the 2008 election. But I had a duty to concede, and I did so without reluctance. |
| "A concession isn't just an exercise in graciousness. It is an act of respect for the will of the American people, a respect that is every American leader's first responsibility." | "A concession isn't just an exercise in graciousness. It is an act of respect for the will of the American people, a respect that is every American leader's first responsibility." |
| 'Lock her up' | 'Lock her up' |
| At the Ohio rally, Mr Trump also reiterated a claim he made during the debate against Mrs Clinton and President Obama, who he said were responsible for inciting violence at a Chicago rally earlier this year. | At the Ohio rally, Mr Trump also reiterated a claim he made during the debate against Mrs Clinton and President Obama, who he said were responsible for inciting violence at a Chicago rally earlier this year. |
| The crowd erupted into cheers of: "Lock her up!" | The crowd erupted into cheers of: "Lock her up!" |
| During the debate, he called Mrs Clinton a "nasty woman". | |
| Mr Trump has trailed Mrs Clinton in the polls after facing damaging fallout over a video that emerged of him making obscene remarks about groping women. | Mr Trump has trailed Mrs Clinton in the polls after facing damaging fallout over a video that emerged of him making obscene remarks about groping women. |
| When asked to address the allegations made against him by several women in the wake of the video, Mr Trump said the claims had been "largely debunked". | When asked to address the allegations made against him by several women in the wake of the video, Mr Trump said the claims had been "largely debunked". |
| Mr Trump's comments come after a 10th woman came forward to accuse him of sexual assault on Thursday at a news conference. | Mr Trump's comments come after a 10th woman came forward to accuse him of sexual assault on Thursday at a news conference. |
| Karena Virginia said Mr Trump allegedly touched her breast at the US Open in 1998 and made offensive comments about her to a group of men. | Karena Virginia said Mr Trump allegedly touched her breast at the US Open in 1998 and made offensive comments about her to a group of men. |
| The two candidates are scheduled to appear at a charity dinner on Thursday night in New York. | The two candidates are scheduled to appear at a charity dinner on Thursday night in New York. |
| What happens next? | |
| More on the US election | More on the US election |