Trump Vows Election-Day Suspense Without Seeking Voters He Needs to Win

The answer may have been less about engineering a White House win than jolting his loyal following one last time.

Trump Refuses to Say If He'll Accept Vote Results

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“I’ll keep you in suspense.”

Donald Trump offered those words in response to a question at Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate about whether he planned to honor the results of the Nov. 8 election. The answer, and his performance as a whole, may have been less about engineering a White House win than jolting his loyal following one last time before Election Day with an unprecedented anti-establishment move.