In an unprecedented move, US President-elect Donald Trump today alleged that “millions of people” voted illegally for Hillary Clinton that prevented him from winning the popular vote too, threatening a truce between them after their bitter White House race.
Trump, who offered no evidence for his claims, said that he would have won the popular votes in the US general election “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally”.
“In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally,” Trump said in a first of the series of tweets.
He alleged that serious voter fraud were committed in three States of Virginia, New Hampshire and California where he lost.
The allegation by Trump, who won the required votes in the Electoral College to secure the presidency, comes as Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote over Trump has surpassed 2.0 million votes and is expected to grow to more than 2.5 million as ballots in populous states such as California continue to be tallied.
