Key Republican lawmakers, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on Friday slammed President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Democrats are trying to "steal" the election.
Romney, now a senator from Utah, said Trump was within his rights to request recounts and call for investigations where evidence of irregularities exists.
But Trump "is wrong to say the election was rigged, corrupt and stolen," Romney said on Twitter.
Trump's claim "damages the cause of freedom here and around the world... and recklessly inflames destructive and dangerous passions," he said.