Trump Formally Wins Electoral College Vote

Trump’s victory was locked in when Texas’ 40 electoral votes have been awarded to him.

President-elect Donald Trump has formally received the Electoral Faculty, formally securing the presidency on Tuesday.

Texas officers joined different presidential electors throughout the nation as they convened at their respective state capitols to forged their electoral ballots and formalize Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris within the 2024 election held on November 5.

Electoral votes for the election have been allotted to states primarily based on the 2020 Census. Every state’s electoral votes are equal to their variety of Home representatives and two senators representing their states. The Electoral Faculty consists of 538 electors, and a majority of 270 is required to win the presidency. Trump surpassed the required quantity on Tuesday, formally securing 312 electoral votes, whereas Harris received 226.

Earlier Tuesday, the president-elect celebrated Pennsylvania’s electoral vote certification. Trump received the essential swing state, securing its 19 electoral votes.

“Our BIG Pennsylvania WIN. So good!” Trump wrote in a Reality Social put up, together with a picture of the state’s official electoral faculty poll.

Trump notably received all seven battleground states within the election.

Nationally, Trump additionally received the favored vote.

Moreover, a Republican trifecta was secured within the election. Together with the presidency, Republicans may also have management of the Home and Senate.

“America has given us an unprecedented mandate,” Trump declared after successful the election.

Trump’s incoming administration is actively getting ready for his second time period in workplace.

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Since his decisive victory, Trump has introduced nominations for his subsequent presidential Cupboard and White Home employees.

The president-elect’s Cupboard picks proceed to fulfill with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to shore up assist from their confirmations, together with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s decide for Well being and Human Companies secretary, and Tulsi Gabbard, his selection for intelligence chief.

Additionally on Tuesday, Trump introduced two extra nominations for U.S. ambassadorships.

Herschel Walker, retired NFL participant and former Georgia Senate candidate, was chosen to function the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

Trump additionally selected Nicole McGraw, a philanthropist and businesswoman, as the following U.S. ambassador to Croatia.

In the meantime, electors have till Dec. 25 to ship their outcomes to Washington, D.C. Based on the Structure, Harris should declare the results of a presidential election because the official head of the Senate. In a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, lawmakers will certify the outcomes of the 2024 presidential election.

Trump and JD Vance will probably be formally sworn in as president and vice chairman on Inauguration Day, set for Jan. 20.