Biden rushing to falsely pose as winner, claims Donald Trump

Washington, Nov 07: Donald Trump, said Joe Biden was "rushing to falsely pose" as the election winner, even as US television channels declared Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.

Trump has refused to concede, saying the "election is far from over" and that he will not "rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and what Democracy demands".

Trump claimed that in Pennsylvania, Republican poll observers were not permitted "meaningful access to watch the counting process."

"Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room -- and then fight in court to block their access," Trump added.

The president's defiant statement landed as he arrived at a golf course he owns in Virginia, in his first trip outside the White House since Election Day on Tuesday.

His lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in Philadelphia on Saturday where he said Trump would keep pressing the case to have such complaints -- particularly in key battleground Pennsylvania -- addressed by US courts.

"Obviously he's not going to concede when at least 600,000 ballots are in question," Giuliani told reporters.

Asked for specific evidence of fraudulent ballots, Giuliani provided none. "How can I possibly tell you there's fraud or no fraud?" he said, although he pointed repeatedly to observers being denied sufficient access to observe ballot counting in Philadelphia.

"They kept our inspectors away."

No evidence of election malfeasance has emerged, although complaints have been filed in multiple states, particularly about insufficient access to observing the vote counts.

Several congressional Republicans stood firmly behind the president, including Senator Lindsey Graham who insisted that "credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct" be taken seriously and investigated, not "swept under the rug."

"Election outcomes are not determined by media outlets but certified, accurate vote counts," he said, adding that "officials in Pennsylvania should take allegations... seriously before certifying a final outcome."

Biden is scheduled to address the nation at 8:00 pm Saturday (0100 GMT).

with PTI inputs