Kevin McCarthy says ‘every American should accept’ election results

The former Republican House speaker's comments arrive as Trump's guilty verdict is set to spark election integrity debates

Kevin McCarthy, former Republican US House speaker, has said that Americans should accept the results of November's presidential race - as rising political tensions in the aftermath of Donald Trump's campaign finance violation conviction in New York are set to inflame election integrity issues.

The relatively moderate McCarthy, who was ousted as speaker last year in a Republican power struggle and has since resigned from Congress, said on Sunday that every American should accept the results" of the election that is expected to pit Democratic incumbent Joe Biden against the former Republican president Trump.