US election 2020: Trump ally Chris Christie urges him to accept defeat

Chris Christie (right) is a longtime ally of President Trump

A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president's legal team a "national embarrassment".

President Trump has refused to concede the election, making unsubstantiated claims of widespread electoral fraud.

US election 2020: Trump ally Chris Christie urges him to accept defeat https://t.co/Iw0aeMgzRX
— Eugen Tomiuc (@Etomiuc) November 23, 2020

Many Republicans have supported his legal efforts, although a small but growing number have broken ranks.

Voting in the US election ended on 3 November. Mr Biden is projected to beat President Trump by 306 votes to 232 in the US electoral college when it meets to formally confirm the winner on 14 December. This is far above the 270 votes he needs.

Mr Biden is set to become president at an inauguration ceremony on 20 January. He is expected to name his first cabinet appointments on Tuesday, with long-time foreign policy adviser Antony Blinken reportedly set to become his secretary of state.

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