Trump has secured enough electoral votes to officially win the presidency
ChainCatcher News: The elected President of the United States, Trump, has secured enough electoral votes in the Electoral College meetings across the states, officially winning the presidency. The Electoral College meeting is a key part of the U.S. presidential election system, where a candidate needs to obtain 270 out of 538 electoral votes to be elected president.
Final statistics show that Trump won 312 electoral votes. Next, the results of the electoral votes from each state will be sent to Congress. Members of Congress will officially count the electoral votes in a joint session on January 6 and announce Trump and Vance as the next President and Vice President, respectively. Trump and Vance will be officially sworn in on January 20, 2025.