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Trump suggests supporters to blasted if he loses

Former President Donald Trump's last run rally successful Grand Rapids, Michigan, saw nan Republican statesmanlike nominee urging supporters to caput to nan polls while besides again casting uncertainty connected nan information of nan electoral process.

Multiple times passim Trump's reside he told supporters to spell retired to nan polls "tomorrow." However, fixed nan rally was happening aft midnight, group successful nan crowd started yelling "today" and past Trump falsely said nan predetermination was happening connected Wednesday.

Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile President Donald Trump gestures aft a run rally astatine Van Andel Arena connected Nov. 5, 2024, successful Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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"It sounds truthful overmuch amended erstwhile you opportunity tomorrow, Wednesday," Trump said. "But that's okay. I want to beryllium precisely meticulous for them, but spell retired coming and vote. And I conjecture 7 o'clock aliases whatever, immoderate clip it is, doesn't matter, and we're going to person nan top triumph successful nan history of our country."

Trump past suggested that his supporters mightiness beryllium to blasted if he does not conclusion Vice President Kamala Harris.

"There's thing they tin do" if Republicans move out, Trump said of his opponents. "In different words, to make you consciousness a small guilty, we would only person you to blame." Later, Trump claimed he has nan "silent majority" and urged his supporters to "speak up."

The erstwhile president besides again formed uncertainty connected nan information of voting machines, contempt officials and experts confirming nan information of nan predetermination system.

"Perhaps I will beryllium president successful little than 24 hours, aliases possibly it will return these machines that we salary truthful overmuch for 2 weeks," Trump said, claiming that insubstantial ballots would beryllium cheaper, faster and much secure.

"What nan hellhole is happening successful nan wrong of those machines?" he continued. "If you wait, we want nan reply tomorrow, tonight," Trump said, quickly correcting himself. "We want nan reply tonight."

"You person to cheat," Trump said astir Democrats. "Who nan hellhole is going to o.k. that stuff? Who's going to beryllium unfastened borders pinch criminals pouring into our state by nan millions now they person to cheat. They person to cheat, and they do, and they do it very well, actually."

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey Walsh