Final debate: Trump refuses to say he will accept poll result

Donald Trump refused Wednesday to say that he would respect an eventual Hillary Clinton victory in the US presidential race, threatening at his final debate with the Democrat to keep the country "in suspense."

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Trump refuses to pledge to respect a Clinton win, at last debate

Las Vegas, Oct 20, 2016, AFP – Donald Trump refused Wednesday to say that he would respect an eventual Hillary Clinton victory in the US presidential race, threatening at his final debate with the Democrat to keep the country "in suspense."

Trump – perhaps the most controversial presidential candidate in half a century – came into the third televised debate of the 2016 campaign in Las Vegas looking to right his campaign with just 20 days to go before Election Day.

Dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, trailing in the national polls, and losing ground in key swing states, the 70-year-old Republican real estate mogul was looking to capitalise on his last major chance to woo undecided voters.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (C) walks off stage as (L-R) Eric Trump, Lara Yunaska, Vanessa Trump, Melania Trump, businessman Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Vanessa Trump, and Donald Trump Jr. look on after the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. / AFP PHOTO /Chip Somodevilla

In an extraordinary exchange, a combative Trump doubled down on his claims that Clinton's campaign team and the media were attempting to rig the vote.

"The media is so dishonest and so corrupt and the pile-on is so amazing," Trump said, referring in part to widespread press reports citing women accusing him of sexual assault, which he also said were drummed up by Team Clinton.

He went on to allege that "millions" of fake voters had been registered and that the 68-year-old Clinton should not even have been allowed to run because she mishandled classified State Department emails.

Clinton declared herself "appalled" at what she said was an attack on 240 years of US democracy and, quoting her rival Bernie Sanders, called Trump the "most dangerous person to run for president in the modern history of America."

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (L) hugs a supporter as her daughter Chelsea Clinton smiles after the final presidential debate. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck

Asked by moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News whether despite his doubts he would commit to recognising the result of the November 8 vote no matter what, Trump said: "I'll tell you at the time."

"I'll keep you in suspense, OK?" Trump, who once hosted the reality television show "The Apprentice," said to gasps from the audience.

The unprecedented assault on the conventions of the process was only one of a series of ferocious clashes.

At one point, Trump broke into one of Clinton's responses to call her "such a nasty woman." The candidates took and left the stage without shaking hands.

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