New York: US President Donald Trump has said that he will announce his win only when and if he wins the poll. This clarification comes after his recent statements raised concerns wondering he will accept election results. ALSO READ | Pakistan PM Imran Khan Summons Minister Over Controversial Remarks On Pulwama Attack


He will declare his win "when there is victory. If there is victory," Trump told Fox News in an interaction.

"You know, there is no reason to play games," he said.

"I think we will have victory. You know, I look at it as being a very, you know, a very solid chance at winning," the incumbent president added.

According to the latest aggregation of major polls by RealClear Politics, Trump is trailing behind Democratic rival, Joe Biden, by 7.2 percent.

He criticised the report saying: "I think the polls are, you know, suppression polls", as he hinted that the statistics are released to discourage his supporters from voting for him as they put a narrative of him losing.

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Meanwhile, speculations were rife that Trump will declare victory before the formal final vote count to create a sense of confusion and disarray.

He and his Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden have already voted under the early voting process.

Meanwhile, Biden started is scheduled to address campaign events while the elections were on in Scranton and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, the state he was born in, in a last-minute push for votes.

(With Agency Inputs)

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