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Electors faithful to Trump, select him as official winner - Alien - 12-19-2016
Electors faithful to Trump, select him as official winner
Eric Bradner
By Tal Kopan and Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 6:03 PM ET, Mon December 19, 2016
Electoral College vote seals Trump's win
Electoral College vote seals Trump's win
The President-elect won 306 electoral votes to Clinton's 232.
Mass defections of electors would be extremely unlikely
(CNN)Donald Trump has surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College, the next step in the official process to become President.
He was put over the top by electors in Texas. Thirty-six of the state's 38 went for Trump, while two ignored the state's Election Day results. One voted for Ohio Gov. John Kasich and one backed former Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
The Electoral College results will be officially certified January 6 during a joint session of Congress.
The first response from Trump's camp came from Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who tweeted: "Congratulations to @RealDonaldTrump; officially elected President of the United States today by the Electoral College!"
Pence also wrote, "I'm honored & humbled to be officially elected today as the next Vice President of the United States of America by the Electoral College."
Re: Electors faithful to Trump, select him as official winner - Alien - 12-19-2016
President Trumpet ::confused::
Re: Electors faithful to Trump, select him as official winner - chairman - 12-19-2016
OH WELL