Donald Trump claims election being rigged amid new sex misconduct allegations

New allegations of sexual misconduct rocked Donald Trump's campaign on Friday as the candidate denounced his accusers, blasted news organisations that have reported the claims and said it all shows "the whole election is being rigged".

The Republican presidential nominee said his advisers have urged him to talk about other issues, but he felt compelled to defend himself against a stream of accusations from women he said he has never met.