US Elections: Donald Trump Admits Joe Biden ‘Won’ US Presidential Election For The First Time, Then Tweets He ‘Concede Nothing’

US President Donald Trump has responded in a bitter series of posts after admitting for the first time that his Democratic opponent Joe Biden won the US election.

Although it was an ambiguous comment directed at Biden, Trump appeared to wink at defeat overnight, writing on Twitter about the president-elect: “He won because the election was rigged.”

The comments are among a series of controversial claims the president made on social media, all of which Twitter flagged.

However, shortly after the news of Trump’s admission made headlines, he posted again, stating that he concedes “nothing” and that “we have a long way to go.”

Still, the comments surrounding Biden are seen as an important first acknowledgment for Trump, who despite legal battles and the loss of both electoral and popular votes, has refused to admit defeat.

Nor has he followed any of the usual transition procedures with messages for president-elect accumulated in the US State Department due to Trump’s refusal.

To date, the president’s legal team has not won a single case that has unsubstantiated allegations that electoral fraud and the presence of illegal votes led to Biden’s victory.

Of the nearly 20 lawsuits filed by his team, most have been withdrawn or reported by the judges.

Trump claimed as recently as Saturday that he had won the election and tweeted: “WE WIN!” while gathering followers.

It came about as shocking images of bloodied and bruised protesters emerged after a rally in Washington DC in support of the President of the United States.

Philip Williams of ABC spoke of “very ugly scenes” while attacking protesters.

TRUMP LOYALISTS RIDE LAST STAND

Earlier, thousands of staunch Donald Trump supporters rallied for one last battle in Washington, chanting “four more years” and blaming fraud for an electoral defeat that will force the president to leave the White House after just one term.

Trump himself drove by in his armored caravan, on his way to play golf, grinning through the window of his limousine at wild cheers and signs that read “Best Presidency Ever” and “Trump 2020: Keep America Great.”

Later, he took to Twitter with a series of tweets and retweets that included claims of potentially hacked voting machines and complaints about coverage of the rallies on news networks.

Twitter tagged at least eight of the posts for containing “disputed” information.

At least 10,000 people, few in masks, gathered in the city’s Freedom Square before marching to the Supreme Court, brandishing flags in a strident atmosphere reminiscent of a Trump campaign rally.

“President Trump deserves to see who is behind him, he deserves to feel the love,” protester Kris Napolitana of Baltimore told AFP.

“I think he’s going to win when all the fraud and cheating is discovered.”

With the right-wing militia group Proud Boys also among those in attendance, a large security presence was deployed to prevent clashes with anti-Trump events outside the Supreme Court.

Groups of counter-protesters were nearby, some shouting about social justice and Trump supporters without masks.

There were a number of skirmishes, but no major violence was reported. In the late afternoon, Washington police said there had been 10 arrests, including four for firearms violations and one for assault on a police officer, without providing further details.