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FACT CHECK: Trump's Claim That Biden's Wins Aren't Certified Won't Change The Outcome

Decision desks at networks like the Associated Press only call a race when they determine the candidate behind has no route to catch up, even with whatever outstanding ballots to count.

Hours after Joe Biden hit the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency, and The Associated Press and others called the race for him, President Trump has not only refused to concede, but insisted Biden was "rushing to falsely pose as the winner."

In a released Saturday, Trump pledged to press on with election litigation and wrote that

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