US Electoral College Officially Confirms Trump's Presidential Victory in a revote
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WASHINGTON — Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump was officially elected as the 45th U.S. president Monday, 19 Dec, by the electoral college. His victory was confirmed by the required vote in the Electoral College.
Americans have known since early November that Trump, a Republican running for elected office for the first time, would take over the White House when he is inaugurated January 20. U.S. presidential elections, however, are not determined by the actual vote on Election Day, but rather by the individual outcomes of presidential balloting in all 50 states and the nation's capital, Washington, then with 538 electors voting in the Electoral College.
On Monday, in time-honored fashion, the electors from each of the states and the District of Columbia cast their ballots in their respective state capitals and Trump, as expected, surpassed the 270 majority figure to win a four-year term as the American leader.
In a statement released by his team, the president-elect welcomed the “overwhelming vote” in his favor, while reaching out to the Democrats who sought to block him.
“With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead,” he said.
“I will work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans.
“We did it!”, the 70-year-old billionaire tweeted after the results came in.
“Thank you to all of my great supporters, we just officially won the election (despite all of the distorted and inaccurate media).”
The Electoral College vote works like this: when US voters cast ballots on November 8, they did not directly elect the president but rather 538 electors charged with translating their wishes into reality.
Trump won a clear majority of those electors: 306.
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