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Screenshot from the video statement by US President Donald Trump regarding alleged voter fraud during the US presidential election

21:11 GMT 02 December 2020 / updated: 22:19 GMT US election 2020

'The Most Important Speech I've Ever Made': Trump Vows to Protect US Election System From 'Coordinated Assault and Siege'

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020.

Biden: ‘I’ve Done Something Good for the Country’ by Preventing Another Trump Term

A view shows the scene of the attack that killed Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, outside Tehran, Iran, November 27, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Israeli Automated, Remotely-Controlled Gun Might Have Been Used in Iranian Scientist's Assassination

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after he participated in a Thanksgiving video teleconference with members of the military forces at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 26, 2020.

‘Grave Concerns’: Trump ‘Serious’ About Veto Threat on Defense Bill Over Section 230 - White House

US Air Force F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter

Former Stealth Fighter Pilot Confirms Yugoslavs Hit Second US F-117 During 1999 War

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