Donald Trump has declared an unsupported victory in a speech from the ceremonial East Room of the White House – with millions of ballots yet to be counted.
GoldenNewsNg reports that Several top Republicans and conservative commentators are expressing alarm at Donald Trump unsubstantiated comments.
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Speaking on ABC News, former New Jersey Governor and Trump adviser Chris Christie called the president’s speech the wrong move – both strategically, and as president.
“It’s a bad strategic decision,” he said. “It’s a bad political decision.”
Rick Santorum, former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, said he was “very distressed” by Trump’s comments. “Using the word fraud… I think is wrong,” he said on CNN.
And Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator and critic of Trump, tweeted calling the comments “deeply irresponsible”.