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U.S. President Barack Obama rebuked Donald Trump Tuesday for claiming that the presidential election is rigged against him, saying the Republican contender ought to “stop whining” and instead persuade voters to choose him on November 8.

　　“I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history any presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the election process before votes have even taken place,” Obama said at a White House news conference, with the visiting prime minister of Italy standing beside him. “It’s unprecedented. It happens to be based on no facts.”

　　As he has fallen behind in national polls against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Trump in recent days has questioned the legitimacy of the election.

　　The real estate tycoon, making his first run for elected office, has contended that vote fraud is occurring as some states conduct early voting, without presenting any evidence.

　　Trump claims there will be further problems on Election Day, and that the nationwide balloting is “rigged”; he further claims that national news media are conspiring together with former Secretary of State Clinton to ensure she becomes the country’s first female president.

　　　Blunt advice for Trump

　　“I’d advise Mr. Trump to stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes,” Obama said. “And if he got the most votes, it would be my expectation of Hillary Clinton to offer a gracious concession speech and pledge to work with him in order to make sure that the American people benefit from an effective government.

　　“And it would be my job to welcome Mr. Trump, regardless of what he’s said about me, or my differences with him or my opinions, and escort him over to the Capitol [on inauguration day in January] in which there would be a peaceful transfer of power,” the president added. “That’s what Americans do.”

　　Obama, who has been in office for two full terms, will turn over the White House to his elected英语听力