Donald Trump has continued to stoke the controversy over whether he would accept the result of next month’s presidential election, saying he would “accept a clear election result” but would file a legal challenge “in case of a questionable result”.
In his first remarks since sparking bipartisan anger at the final presidential debate by suggesting he might not concede a loss on November 8, the Republican nominee told a rally in Ohio on Thursday that he would “abide by all of the rules and traditions of all of the many candidates who have come before me”.
But he appeared to hedge his bets, saying he would “reserve my right” to launch legal proceedings if he found fault in the election, and taunted his critics by saying he would be happy to accept the result, but only if he were victorious.