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Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared... Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins.
At the 71st Annual Alfred E. Smith Dinner in New York on Thursday, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded barbs and jokes in a campaign tradition . Here are the 10 best jokes between the two.
Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say he will accept the results of next month's election if he loses to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee declared... Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins.
The annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a white-tie gala in New York that is often the last time the two presidential nominees share a stage before Election Day, is traditionally a time when campaign hostilities are set aside. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded sharp barbs and brutal takedowns the night after their final debate, with many in the well-heeled crowd turning on the Republican nominee midway through his remarks and showering him with jeers.
Donald Trump's suggestion that the election is “rigged” is not widely shared by local Democrats or Republicans. Echoing the consensus of academics and others who have studied the election system in depth, local politicians say the system may not be 100 percent perfect - investigations put the reliability around 99.9993 to 99.9997 percent - but they trust the officials behind the process.
Fellow Republicans on Thursday condemned presidential nominee Donald Trump's refusal to agree to accept the outcome of the election. Even supporters distanced themselves, warning that Trump's stance could undermine the nation's democratic system.
Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.
Election officials nationwide dismiss Donald Trump's incendiary claim the presidential election is rigged against him, with Republicans and Democrats alike rejecting the idea anyone could overcome the logistical challenges of tilting a process run by officials of both parties and average citizens at thousands of polling places and election offices. Elections in the United States are held in open spaces, not in back rooms, and ordinary citizens serve as election officials.
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, second from right, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, right, speaks at the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Donald Trump, who's railed for months about a "rigged" political system, used the final presidential debate to defiantly say he won't decide until the election ends whether he will accept its results. Pressed on that remarkable challenge to a keystone of the democratic process, his defenders have drawn a parallel to Democrat Al Gore's contest of the disputed 2000 presidential election.
Michelle Obama says that Donald Trump's refusal to say he'd accept Nov. 8 election results if he loses is an insult to millions of Americans who are voting in the presidential election. She told more than 7,000 supporters of Hillary Clinton in Phoenix that Americans decide elections and Trump was threatening to "ignore our voices and reject the outcome of this election."
Calling it "dangerous," U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that Donald Trump's attempt to "sow the seeds of doubt" about the integrity of elections in America undermines U.S. democracy and does the work of the nation's adversaries. During the final presidential debate with Clinton on Wednesday night, the Republican candidate refused to say whether he would follow years of tradition and concede if he doesn't win the White House on Nov. 8. He has laid the groundwork by complaining for weeks that the system is "rigged" against him and in favour of Clinton.
A sign, a Facebook post, and then a lengthy round of Town Council meeting public comments brought one Connecticut House candidate's views on the national election into the spotlight Monday. Mayor Paul Montinieri called attention to a Donald Trump lawn sign outside the residence of 28th Assembly District candidate Mike Hurley through a comment posted to the Wethersfield Democratic Town Committee Facebook page, criticizing the current Town Councilor's show of support for the controversial Republican presidential nominee.
When Donald Trump's vulgar hot-mic audiotape went public, evangelical Christian theologian Wayne Grudem backpedaled from his earlier endorsement of Donald Trump for president, urging the New York businessman to step aside and let his running mate pick up the GOP mantle. But Mr. Grudem has reconsidered and re-endorsed Mr. Trump, explaining his rationale in an op-ed published Wednesday at conservative website Townhall.com.
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Speaking at a Phoenix, Arizona rally on behalf of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama used her platform to tear into Republican nominee Donald Trump. Obama has proven to be an important campaigner for Clinton.
While he made news for refusing to accept the presidential election results, Donald Trump won't even concede to losing the Emmy race - twice. During Wednesday's presidential debate, Hillary Clinton apparently hit a soft spot for the real-estate mogul when she highlighted his history of alleging that the election is "rigged," and furthermore his history of calling contests generally rigged if they don't go his way.
Obama tweeted on Thursday: “Outstanding 3 for 3 debate sweep for @HillaryClinton! Nobody has ever been more prepared to be @POTUS.” The White Obama is also contrasting Donald Trump's refusal to commit to accepting the election results with Obama's promise to follow tradition and escort the winner to the Capitol for the inauguration, regardless of who wins. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said aboard Air Force One “that will be some car ride” if Trump wins.
Last night's debate started out with a pretty solid discussion of immigration. It almost seemed like we'd have a substantive 90 minutes and, well, we can't have that, can we? Especially since debates are an intrinsically visual affair, and broadcast journalism is good for a lot of things, but nuance is not among them.
In the last presidential debate of 2016, Trump said he'll wait until Election Day to say whether or not he will accept the results of the election, should Clinton win the election. In the last presidential debate of 2016, Trump said he'll wait until Election Day to say whether or not he will accept the results of the election, should Clinton win the election.