Trump denies report that he would declare poll victory early, indicates gearing up for legal battle

US President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he is planning to prematurely declare victory after presidential polls are over on Tuesday, but hinted that he is gearing up for a legal battle post election.

", that was a false report," Trump told reporters at Charlotte airport in rth Carolina amidst a news report that he is planning to prematurely declare victory on election night. At same time, he indicated that his team is gearing up for a legal battle on election night itself.

"I think it is a terrible thing when ballots can be collected after an election. I think it is a terrible thing when people or states are allowed to tabulate ballots for a long period of time after election is over because it can only lead to one thing," Trump said.

"We are going in night of -- as soon as election is over -- we are going in with our lawyers," he said as he criticised decision taken by Supreme Court to allow ballots to be received after Election Day in several battleground states.

"I think re is a great danger to it and I think a lot of fraud and misuse can take place," president said. "I think it is a very dangerous, terrible thing. And I think it is terrible when we cant kw results of an election night of election in a modern-day of computers. I think it is a terrible thing," he added.

Critical of Supreme Court decision, Trump said: "I think it is a very dangerous decision because you are going to have one or two or three states, depending on how it ends up, where y are tabulating ballots, and rest of world is waiting to find out. And I think re is a great danger to it, and I think a lot of fraud and misuse could take place." Trump said if people wanted to get ir ballots in, y should have gotten ir ballots in long before. "y do t have to put ir ballots in same day, y could have put ir ballots in a month ago. And we think it is a ridiculous decision," he said.

president said he is doing well in election. "We have great crowds. first two were extremely cold. But y are great people, so that warmed it up," he said.

"We are doing tremendous numbers. Florida is doing very well. Ohio, as you heard, is doing phemenally well. I think we are ahead in Ohio from four years ago, and we won by eight. If you look at rth Carolina, we are doing great. I think we are doing well all over," he asserted.

"Georgia...is in our camp all way. Texas is beyond good. We seem to be doing well all over. And that is t based on polls, that is based on numbers based on early ballots. So we are very happy with it. I think Michigan is plus-two, it just came out. We are plus-two in Michigan. We are really doing incredibly well," Trump said.