Republican Donald Trump has been certifies as winner in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as the presidential election recount efforts came to an end.

Trump's victory was reaffirmed in Wisconsin after a statewide vote recount that showed him defeating his rival Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 23,000 votes.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein successfully requested and paid for the Wisconsin recount while her attempts for similar statewide recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania were blocked by the courts.

Trump tweeted, "The final Wisconsin vote is in and guess what we just picked up an additional 131 votes." "The Dems and Green Party can now rest. Scam!"

Stein said that, "The recount in Wisconsin raised a number of important election integrity issues that bear further assessment and serious action to ensure we have integrity and confidence in our electoral system."

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