However, Putin, the great believer in democracy, influenced the elections. It has been argued by some that Russia hacked both parties, and released the contents of those from the Democrats. While there have been allegations that the hacking allegations should have been brought up before the election, it issue was.
But, while there is lots of evidence that Russia influenced the outcome of the elections, the American public had been made aware of the allegations. Which means, that the outcome of the elections is valid.
There is no doubt that Putin won it, and this shown with several things. One, is how the next Secretary of State is a recipient of the Order of Friendship from Russia. And of concern to many nations in NATO, the proposed cancellation of the F-35 fighter will reduce the ability of nations in Europe to defend against Russia.
I am sure that there will be lost of people who will say that Russia is no threat. But tell that to Georgia and Ukraine. And we in the UK have known, since 2007 that the Red Star has been flying close to our nation. That means, that I think that we do need a nuclear deterrent, but with Trump being in charge of the USA, part of me wonders if we should team up with the French on this one.
Fake News about both candidates had been spread, so the way that the Russians had hacked into the servers of the Democrats is not a reason to invalidate the election. I am old enough to remember the Fake News abut Swift Boat when the war hero John Kerry lost, in part due to the lies spread to make him look worse that the draft dodging George Bush the second.
If anyone had hacked into the servers counting votes, then yes, the election should be re-run. But no one did. Which means, sadly, even though Clinton got almost 3 million more votes than Trump, this election counts.