Trump Says Pence Will Head Commission on Alleged Improper Votes

President speaks on Fox during Super Bowl pre-game show
Has repeatedly said illegal ballots cost him the popular vote

Voters cast ballots at the Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Fifty-one percent of voters nationally were bothered a lot by Republican Donald Trump's treatment of women, while Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of private e-mail while secretary of state was troubling to 44 percent, according to preliminary exit polling as voting neared a close in some states.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Ben Brody

February 5, 2017 at 9:31 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump, who has claimed that millions voted illegally in the November presidential election, said Vice President Mike Pence will head a commission to look into the matter.

"We’re going to look at it very, very carefully," Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly that aired on Sunday during the Super Bowl pre-game show. The interview was taped Friday at the White House.