Donald Trump has condemned the media's behaviour in the run-up to the US election, saying "there has never been dishonesty like it".

The Republican presidential candidate was speaking at his latest rally in Miami, Florida, where he took to the stage wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap.

After telling the crowd "we are going to Washington DC and we are going to drain the swamp" he went on to attack the media coverage leading up to the election.

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He spoke about "integrity in journalism", saying "these people are among the most dishonest people" he had ever met and "done business with".


Mr Trump continued: "There has never been dishonesty like we've seen in this election. Media dishonesty.

"Don't worry, they won't spin the cameras and show the massive crowds."

Image: The crowd at Mr Trump's rally in Miami

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He said reporters would take "a great story" about him and "make it look as bad as possible".

Mr Trump believes there is a left-wing conspiracy to stop him getting to the White House, and that media coverage has been biased towards Hillary Clinton.

It is a familiar refrain from the billionaire businessman, who believes the election may be rigged and has refused to say whether he will accept the result should the Democrat win.

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He went on to tell the crowd how well he was doing, claiming "we're way up in Florida", but then urged supporters "to pretend we're slightly losing" to make sure voters in the crucial battleground do not get complacent.

The Miami rally was the first of three Mr Trump is holding in Florida on Wednesday.

It comes as he took the lead in one national US presidential poll giving him a slender one point advantage of 46% to 45% over Mrs Clinton.

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However, his rival still leads in most other opinion polls, both national and state, though by a significantly reduced margin.

Mr Trump told the rally: "This isn't about me - it's about all of you and our magnificent movement to make America great again."

He also attacked "crooked Hillary" once again, saying: "We gotta win. We gotta win big. We gotta beat her.

"You're gonna be so proud of your country again."

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Meanwhile, Barack Obama has told a Clinton rally in North Carolina that Mr Trump is "not equipped" to run the country and that the choice "could not be clearer".

The President said the businessman has many supporters who see him as "their voice" but has never actually cared about working people.

Mr Obama went on to speak about Mr Trump's catalogue of comments about women and his spat with the family of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq.

Urging people to vote for Mrs Clinton, he said: "The fate of the world is teetering, and you, North Carolina, are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction."

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