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Trump campaign pushes for recount in battleground Wisconsin, 'immediately'

US President Donald Trump's campaign plans to "immediately" request a recount in the battleground state of Wisconsin, where the race remains on razor's edge.

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The state is high stakes for both the Trump and Joe Biden camps. It's one of the three states Trump flipped in 2016 with a less than one point margin.

Taken together, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

In Wisconsin, if a race is within 1 percentage point, the candidate who is behind can ask for a recount.

Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement: "The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so."

In the race to the 270 electoral votes needed to win, Biden has 238 while Trump has 213.

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