Donald Trump backs calls for re-vote amid unsupported claims of election fraud
DONALD Trump backed calls for a rerun of the US presidential election yesterday - within hours of seemingly admitting defeat.
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The defeated Republican, 74, retweeted actor Randy Quaid's demands to stage the poll again amid unsupported claims of voter fraud. The U-turn followed Mr Trump's apparent consent for President-elect Joe Biden's transition to the White House to get under way.
After saying the agency overseeing the transition must "do what needs to be done", Mr Trump posted a photo of himself in the Oval Office, alongside the caption: "I concede NOTHING!!!!!"
He also vowed to present detailed evidence of ballot rigging in what he claimed would be a "big lawsuit".
Meanwhile Midnight Express star Quaid tweeted: "79 million Americans believe election was rigged, the results fraudulent.
"We need an in-person only paper ballot re-vote."
Mr Trump replied: "Thank you Randy, working hard to clean up the stench of the 2020 election hoax."
Meanwhile Mr Biden was preparing to name the first members of his cabinet last night - including many former colleagues from the Obama era.