Washington: US Republican President-elect Donald Trump has described an impending recount of votes in Wisconsin as a "scam".
Trump, who narrowly won the state, said the results "should be respected instead of being challenged or abused".
In a statement released by his transition team on Saturday, Trump accused Green Party candidate Jill Stein of trying to "fill her coffers with money" on the pretext of asking for donations towards a recount, the (BBC) reported.
"The people have spoken and the election is over," the statement said.
Stein had initiated the recount. She also wants recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, citing "statistical anomalies".
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign has said it would participate in Wisconsin's recount.
Stein defended her recount initiative, telling CNN that "the point to drive home here is that having a secure elections process benefits us all".
Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign's general counsel, Marc Elias, said the camp and outside experts had been "conducting an extensive review of election results, searching for any signs that the voting process had been tampered with".
He said there was no evidence to conclude the election had been sabotaged, but "we have an obligation to the more than 64 million Americans who cast ballots for Hillary Clinton to participate in ongoing proceedings to ensure that an accurate vote count will be reported".
However, he said the campaign would join in "on principle" in the Midwestern states if Stein followed through on her promise.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission announced that it would hold a statewide recount of the presidential vote. Federal law requires that all recounts be finished 35 days after the election, which is December 13. (QNA)
