Trump not planning to publicly admit defeat – Reports

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MOSCOW – Incumbent US President Donald Trump does not intend to publicly recognise the official results of the US presidential election even after the Electoral College has declared Democrat Joe Biden as the president-elect, according to Sputnik news agency based on CNN report citing a source close to the White House.

At the same time, the channel reported some advisers saying that Trump did acknowledge in private that he would not be re-elected for a second term.

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The Electoral College confirmed Biden as the next president on Monday, with 306 electoral votes against Trump’s 232. The US Congress will certify the results on January 6.

–BERNAMA

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