Donald Trump predicts the end of US democracy if he loses 2024 election

The former Republican president has been using increasingly dystopian rhetoric in his campaign speeches about the state of the country

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio. Picture: AP Photo/Jeff Dean

Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November's presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy.

The Republican presidential candidate, speaking to supporters in Ohio, made the claim after repeating his baseless assertion that his 2020 election defeat to Democratic President Joe Biden was the result of election fraud.