Trump evades debate questions on accepting election results

Donald Trump has refused to explicitly say whether he will accept the result of November's US presidential election.

During his first debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Trump was asked three times whether he would accept the outcome "regardless of who wins", finally answering: “If it's a fair and legal and good election, absolutely.”

Trump lost his shot at a second presidential term to Mr Biden in the 2020 election. He has since consistently claimed that the vote was rigged against him, without providing any evidence. During Thursday night's debate, Trump repeated these claims, and played down his role in the 6 January riot on Capitol Hill.

Mr Biden, whose stumbling performance sent Democrats into a panic, hit back, accusing Trump of “continuing to promote this lie" about the election being "stolen" from him. The debate, hosted by CNN in Atlanta, saw Trump remain largely composed and focused, as his opponent struggled to maintain his train of thought and at times finish his sentences clearly.