Republicans desert Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Some Republicans are breaking with President Donald Trump’s attempts to falsely declare victory in the election and claim without evidence that Democrats are trying to “steal” it from him.

Mr Trump escalated those allegations late Thursday, telling reporters at the White House that the ballot-counting process was unfair and corrupt, having uttered similar allegations late on election night.