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| Trump told to 'knock this off' on immigrant vote fraud claim | Trump told to 'knock this off' on immigrant vote fraud claim |
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| Republicans have admonished President Donald Trump after he repeated his unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud in November's US election. | Republicans have admonished President Donald Trump after he repeated his unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud in November's US election. |
| Mr Trump told congressional leaders at a reception on Monday that millions of undocumented immigrants had voted illegally for Hillary Clinton. | Mr Trump told congressional leaders at a reception on Monday that millions of undocumented immigrants had voted illegally for Hillary Clinton. |
| But Senator Lindsey Graham called the comments "inappropriate", adding that Mr Trump should "knock this off". | But Senator Lindsey Graham called the comments "inappropriate", adding that Mr Trump should "knock this off". |
| House Speaker Paul Ryan also said there was no evidence to support his claims. | House Speaker Paul Ryan also said there was no evidence to support his claims. |
| "I've seen no evidence to that effect. I've made that very, very clear," the Wisconsin Republican told reporters on Tuesday. | "I've seen no evidence to that effect. I've made that very, very clear," the Wisconsin Republican told reporters on Tuesday. |
| During a closed-doors meeting on Monday night, the Republican president regurgitated his incorrect claim that three to five million undocumented immigrants had illegally voted. | During a closed-doors meeting on Monday night, the Republican president regurgitated his incorrect claim that three to five million undocumented immigrants had illegally voted. |
| Mr Trump, who first made the claim in a late November tweet, has never provided any evidence for the conspiracy theory. | |
| "In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally," he tweeted at the time. | |
| Trump claims millions voted illegally in presidential poll | |
| Is there any evidence of illegal votes? | |
| White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Tuesday the president continued to "maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him". | White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Tuesday the president continued to "maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him". |
| Mr Spicer was repeatedly pressed, but did not provide any further details. | |
| The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, received nearly three million votes more than Mr Trump, who won the presidency by prevailing in key swing states. | The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, received nearly three million votes more than Mr Trump, who won the presidency by prevailing in key swing states. |
| Any notion of widespread voter fraud was widely rejected as bogus when Mr Trump made the same claim in November. | Any notion of widespread voter fraud was widely rejected as bogus when Mr Trump made the same claim in November. |
| Mr Graham, a South Carolina senator, rebuked Mr Trump for his comments, saying they were "the most inappropriate thing for the president to say without proof". | Mr Graham, a South Carolina senator, rebuked Mr Trump for his comments, saying they were "the most inappropriate thing for the president to say without proof". |
| He continued that the president "seems to be obsessed with the idea that he could not have possibly lost the popular vote without cheating and fraud". | He continued that the president "seems to be obsessed with the idea that he could not have possibly lost the popular vote without cheating and fraud". |
| "I would urge the president to knock this off," he added. | "I would urge the president to knock this off," he added. |
| Republican Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent also weighed in, saying Mr Trump needed to move on and "get to the serious business of governing". | Republican Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent also weighed in, saying Mr Trump needed to move on and "get to the serious business of governing". |