Tag: 2017 Jan 20th

• Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 06:40 UTC

  Trump easily confirmed by the Electoral College: promises “to work hard to unite the country”

  

  Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump was officially elected as the 45th U.S. president Monday, his victory confirmed by the required vote in the Electoral College. Republican Trump prevailed comfortably in the Electoral College easily dashing a long-shot push by a small movement of detractors to try to block him from gaining the White House.