President admits plan to challenge election result as soon as polls close
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Donald Trump has admitted he plans to challenge election results as soon as the polls close, according to a report.
The president revealed his legal plan to win the election to reporters before he attended a campaign rally in North Carolina.
Mr Trump admitted he had lawyers at the ready and that they would challenge ballots being counted after 3 November in key states like Pennsylvania.
The president also defended the “patriots” who surrounded a Joe Biden campaign bus in Texas as the FBI is now investigating the incident.
Mr Trump’s supporters shut down a New York bridge as the president confided he would declare victory on election night if it ‘appears’ he’s ahead.
The president will make the claim regardless of how many votes are still being counted in key states like Pennsylvania, according to Axios.
Mr Trump has reportedly talked through the scenario over the past few weeks and plans to appear at a podium and prematurely claim he has won, three people told Axios.
Hundreds of Mr Trump’s supporters temporarily blocked the Mario Cuomo Bridge, which is named after the father of New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo.
The president’s supporters also blocked the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, to sho support for him.
Earlier Mr Trump appeared to praise an incident in Texas which saw a group of his supporters surround a Joe Biden campaign bus.
The FBI have said they are investigating the incident, which led Mr Biden’s campaign to cancel an event due to be held in the state on Friday.
It comes as the US president prepares to hold a series of rallies ahead of election day on Tuesday.
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The president retweeted part of the video Saturday night, writing "I LOVE TEXAS!"
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