Trump evades debate question on whether he will accept election result

Throughout the debate, Trump also repeated falsehoods on voter fraud, abortion and the 6 January riot.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersTrump evades debate questions on accepting election results5 hours agoBy Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC NewsShareEPADonald Trump has refused to explicitly say whether he will accept the result of November's US presidential election.

During his first debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Trump was asked three times whether he would accept the outcome "regardless of who wins", finally answering: “If it's a fair and legal and good election, absolutely.”

Trump lost his shot at a second presidential term to Mr Biden in the 2020 election. He has since consistently claimed that the vote was rigged against him, without providing any evidence.

During Thursday night's debate, Trump repeated these claims, and played down his role in the 6 January riot on Capitol Hill.

Mr Biden hit back, accusing Trump of “continuing to promote this lie" about the election being "stolen" from him.

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