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Majority of Clinton Supporters Deem Trump Legitimate US President, Poll Shows

© REUTERS / Navesh ChitrakarA man poses for a picture with the cardboard cutouts of US presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (L) and Donald Trump, at an election event hosted at the US ambassador's residence in Kathmandu, Nepal November 9, 2016.
A man poses for a picture with the cardboard cutouts of US presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (L) and Donald Trump, at an election event hosted at the US ambassador's residence in Kathmandu, Nepal November 9, 2016. - Sputnik International
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As many as 76 percent of supporters of US Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Hillary Clinton consider US President-elect Donald Trump who defeated her in elections the legitimate ruler of the country, a poll revealed.

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton pauses as she speaks at a campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio U.S., October 21, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to a survey released on Friday by the Gallup pollster, 84 percent of voters overall accept Trump’s legitimacy as the next president.

The majority, 60 percent, of Clinton supporters also believe that the election caused permanent harm to the United States. Almost 40 percent of all voters agree.

Trump secured an unexpected victory in the presidential election on Tuesday with 290 electoral votes against Clinton's 232. His inauguration will be held on January 20, 2017.

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