Donald Trump speaks publicly since election

Donald Trump speaks publicly since election

US President Donald Trump has spoken publicly for the first time since the election was called for his rival Joe Biden.

In a White House news conference on the US covid-19 response, he insisted that he would not put the country into lockdown "under any circumstances".

But in a reference to the election result, he said: "Whatever happens in the future - who knows which administration it will be, I guess time will tell."

Trump has yet to concede the election to his Democratic rival.

The US reported 181,206 new Covid-19 cases and 1,393 deaths yesterday.