A number of Republican lawmakers and officials have broken ranks to condemn Donald Trump over his "insane" voting fraud and conspiracy claims.
The Republican president has been condemned for falsely declaring victory and, in a televised speech on Thursday night, spewing false allegations in a desperate bid to undermine the legitimacy of the US election.
Trump and his sons ramped up their misinformation campaign as Democratic rival Joe Biden moved closer to being able to declare victory
Some within the Republican party have scolded Trump for failing to offer any evidence to back up his election fraud claims and threatening to take a case to the US Supreme Court if he loses.
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Adam Kinzinger, a US representative from Illinois who has previously criticised Trump, condemned the president.
He tweeted: "We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote (of course).
"But, if you have legit concerns about fraud present EVIDENCE and take it to court.
"STOP Spreading debunked misinformation.
"This is getting insane."
Following Trump's speech on Thursday night, William Cogswell, a state representative in South Carolina, wrote: "As a Republican who just won in a Blue district, I am embarrassed and ashamed by what I just heard from POTUS."
US Representative Will Hurd, of Texas, tweeted: "A sitting president undermining our political process & questioning the legality of the voices of countless Americans without evidence is not only dangerous & wrong, it undermines the very foundation this nation was built upon.
"Every American should have his or her vote counted."
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a Trump ally, urged the president to "show us the evidence", saying on ABC News: "This kind of thing, all it does is inflame without informing. And we cannot permit inflammation without information."
Senator Pat Toomey, of Pennsylvania, hit back over baseless claims of voter fraud in that battleground state.
When the final count is certified, he wrote, "all parties involved must accept the outcome of the election regardless of whether they won or lost".
Many of those who have spoken out didn't bother to mention Trump by name.
Former senator Jeff Flake, from Arizona, was one of the few who did. He urged Republicans to reject the president's lies following Thursday night's speech.
Flake wrote on Twitter : "No Republican should be okay with the President's statements just now. Unacceptable. Period."
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, tweeted: "There is no defense for the President's comments tonight undermining our Democratic process.
"America is counting the votes, and we must respect the results as we always have before.
"No election or person is more important than our Democracy."
Charlie Dent, a former US representative from Pennsylvania, added: "President’s Trump’s White House statement tonight about voter fraud in PA was simply reprehensible.
"Truth is he suppressed his own vote by discouraging mail in voting. Self inflicted damage and political malpractice."
US Representative Paul Mitchell, of Michigan, chided Trump for acting unpresidential and threatening to go to the Supreme Court in a bid to stay in power.
Mitchell tweeted: "If anyone has proof of wrongdoing, it should be presented and resolved. Anything less harms the integrity of our elections and is dangerous for our democracy.
"Our nation demands that its political leaders accept both wins and losses with grace and maturity. Let the voters decide."
Trump's staunchest allies, including Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, have not rebuked him for making false or inaccurate claims.
McConnell, of Kentucky, defending Trump's threats to challenge the election results in court, saying: "In a close election you can anticipate in some of these states you are going to end up in court, (it's) the American way."
Senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, donated $500,000 to Trump's legal fund and called vote counting in Pennsylvania "crooked", even though there is no evidence of fraud.
