Mr. Trump described the campaign as the "best of the three" he had been involved in. He said the result "won't be too close" but noted that it would take a long time for the results to be certified. He complained about the time-consuming counting of votes, citing "how much money they spent on the machines" and contrasting it with the rapid counting of votes in the French election. Mr. Trump has repeatedly used the delay in counting mail-in ballots to question the fairness of the election.