U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, right, U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence, center, and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, gesture during an event in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. The president elect said publicly on Tuesday that he expected to lose the election to Democrat Hillary Clinton, based on polls showing him behind in several critical states. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
