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US election: Trump will accept result 'if I win' US election: Obama calls Trump's election rhetoric 'dangerous'
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will accept the results of the US election "if I win". President Barack Obama has said Republican Donald Trump's insistence that he might not accept the election result is "dangerous".
He added that he would accept a "clear" result - but reserved the right to challenge a "questionable" result. Speaking at a campaign rally in Miami for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the president said Mr Trump's comments undermined American democracy.
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 refused in a televised debate to say he would accept the outcome of the election on 8 November.
Mr Trump has been heavily criticised for suggesting that he might not accept the election result. He later said he would accept a "clear" result but left a challenge open.
Polls suggest Mrs Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states. Speaking in Ohio on Thursday, Mr Trump said, with a grin: "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." In the same speech, he said he would accept a clear election result but reserved the right to file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable one.
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." Hours later, the president said that sowing the seeds of doubt in people's minds about the legitimacy of US elections provided a boost to the country's enemies.
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". "You're doing the work of our adversaries for them, because our democracy depends on people knowing that their vote matters."
Mr Trump has been heavily criticised by many in his own party by suggesting he might not accept the election result.
For days, he has claimed the election is rigged against him, due to media bias and voter fraud.
During Wednesday night's debate with Mrs Clinton, 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. Mr McCain, who lost to Barack Obama eight years ago, said: "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."
Mr Trump told the Ohio audience that the election was posing questions about "the fairness of our country". With the Clinton camp - Kim Ghattas, BBC News
Thursday also saw former Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain release a statement implicitly criticising Mr Trump's debate comments. Hillary Clinton walked onto her campaign plane to the cheering and clapping of her aides.
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. Speaking to reporters she said she was relived and grateful and joked there would be "no more naps"- a reference to Trump's repeated description of her prep days off the campaign trail as naps.
"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." Mrs Clinton's stand-in for Trump during the mock debates was one of her close aides, Philippe Reines, who took the role so seriously that he wore Trump cufflinks, shoe lifts and the same red tie as Trump. After the debate, Mrs Clinton and Mr Reines embraced and he called her a "badass hombre".
'Lock her up' Clinton aides said she would continue to highlight Trump's refusal to pledge he would accept the results of the nomination. But would it be a real crisis on Election Day? Not if the result was a decisive win, they seemed to quietly indicate.
If Mrs Clinton and her team felt that she had closed the deal on stage, they kept their confidence in check. But the mood on the plane was certainly relaxed.
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".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.
Polls suggest Mrs Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states.
What happens next?What happens next?
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