Donald Trump faced an instant backlash after delivering a rambling address at the White House littered with lies about election fraud and winning the vote.

Using the pomp of the White House briefing room as his backdrop, the US president made a series of statements sometimes incomprehensible as his chances of re-election were in peril.

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If you count the legal votes, I easily win, Trump falsely claimed, adding without evidence that there had been historical interference from big media, big money and big tech.