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| Donald Trump says US 'should just cancel the election' and call it in his favour as Hillary Clinton leads polls | Donald Trump says US 'should just cancel the election' and call it in his favour as Hillary Clinton leads polls |
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| Donald Trump has suggested the US Presidential election should be cancelled and called in his favour as polls continue to predict victory for Hillary Clinton. | Donald Trump has suggested the US Presidential election should be cancelled and called in his favour as polls continue to predict victory for Hillary Clinton. |
| Speaking just 11 days before the vote, the Republican candidate attacked his rival’s policies at a rally in Ohio on Thursday. | Speaking just 11 days before the vote, the Republican candidate attacked his rival’s policies at a rally in Ohio on Thursday. |
| Criticising Mrs Clinton’s proposals on business taxes, he told supporters in Toledo: “In just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump, right? | Criticising Mrs Clinton’s proposals on business taxes, he told supporters in Toledo: “In just thinking to myself right now, we should just cancel the election and just give it to Trump, right? |
| "Why are we even having it for? What are we having it for? Her policies are so bad. Boy, do we have a big difference." | "Why are we even having it for? What are we having it for? Her policies are so bad. Boy, do we have a big difference." |
| Mr Trump’s tongue-in-cheek comments came after he made repeated suggestions the election is rigged against him. | Mr Trump’s tongue-in-cheek comments came after he made repeated suggestions the election is rigged against him. |
| Earlier on Thursday, he posted a tweet on concerns about “vote flipping” in Texas, asking: “What is going on?” | Earlier on Thursday, he posted a tweet on concerns about “vote flipping” in Texas, asking: “What is going on?” |
| The problem, which appears to be linked to old voting machines, has been reported during early voting and causes the wrong candidate to be selected by touchscreens. | The problem, which appears to be linked to old voting machines, has been reported during early voting and causes the wrong candidate to be selected by touchscreens. |
| Analysts say the fault appears to be accidental rather than the result of any deliberate plot and can be easily rectified, as voters see the error as it occurs. | Analysts say the fault appears to be accidental rather than the result of any deliberate plot and can be easily rectified, as voters see the error as it occurs. |
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| Barack Obama raised concern that Mr Trump’s claims could plant doubts about the election’s legitimacy and “undermine democracy” in the US earlier this month. | Barack Obama raised concern that Mr Trump’s claims could plant doubts about the election’s legitimacy and “undermine democracy” in the US earlier this month. |
| Polls continue to show Mrs Clinton to be the likely victor of the election on 8 November. | Polls continue to show Mrs Clinton to be the likely victor of the election on 8 November. |