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| Trump wins electoral college amid nationwide protests | Trump wins electoral college amid nationwide protests |
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| The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as the 45th president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House. | The US electoral college has certified Donald Trump as the 45th president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House. |
| Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican cruised past the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory. | Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican cruised past the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory. |
| After the result, Mr Trump promised to "work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans". | After the result, Mr Trump promised to "work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans". |
| Electors had been flooded with emails and phone calls urging them not to support the billionaire. | Electors had been flooded with emails and phone calls urging them not to support the billionaire. |
| But despite longshot liberal hopes of a revolt by Republican electors, only two - from Texas - ended up voting against him. | But despite longshot liberal hopes of a revolt by Republican electors, only two - from Texas - ended up voting against him. |
| 'No treason, no Trump!' | 'No treason, no Trump!' |
| Mr Trump secured 304 votes, compared with 227 for Hillary Clinton. | Mr Trump secured 304 votes, compared with 227 for Hillary Clinton. |
| It was the Democratic candidate who ended up losing more electoral votes in Monday's ballot at state capitols nationwide. | It was the Democratic candidate who ended up losing more electoral votes in Monday's ballot at state capitols nationwide. |
| Five of her electors defected, with three voting for ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell, one for a Native-American tribal leader and another for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. | Five of her electors defected, with three voting for ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell, one for a Native-American tribal leader and another for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. |
| The electoral college result will be officially announced on 6 January in a special joint session of Congress. | |
| "I thank the American people for their overwhelming vote to elect me as their next president of the United States," Mr Trump said in a statement after the result came in. | "I thank the American people for their overwhelming vote to elect me as their next president of the United States," Mr Trump said in a statement after the result came in. |
| "With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead." | "With this historic step we can look forward to the bright future ahead." |
| One of the Democratic electors who did vote for Mrs Clinton was her husband, Bill Clinton, and he angrily lashed out at Mr Trump. | |
| According to an upstate New York newspaper, the former president said of Mr Trump in a local book shop on Saturday: "He doesn't know much. One thing he does know is how to get angry, white men to vote for him." | |
| Mr Clinton also told the weekly Bedford and Pound Ridge Record-Review that FBI Director "James Comey cost her (Mrs Clinton) the election" by reopening an inquiry into her emails. | |
| He was also incredulous at Mr Trump's cordial tone during a phone call the day after the election, saying the Republican had acted "like it was 15 years ago" when he was on good terms with the Clintons. | |
| The voting process is usually a formality, but was overshadowed this year by claims that Russian hackers tried to sway the presidential election. | The voting process is usually a formality, but was overshadowed this year by claims that Russian hackers tried to sway the presidential election. |
| Millions of Americans signed an online petition stating that Mr Trump was unfit for the Oval Office, while anti-Trump protesters gathered at state capitols across the country. | Millions of Americans signed an online petition stating that Mr Trump was unfit for the Oval Office, while anti-Trump protesters gathered at state capitols across the country. |
| In Pennsylvania, more than 200 demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures, chanting: "No treason, no Trump!'" | In Pennsylvania, more than 200 demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures, chanting: "No treason, no Trump!'" |
| In Maine, protesters beat drums and waved signs saying: "Don't let Putin Pick Our President." | In Maine, protesters beat drums and waved signs saying: "Don't let Putin Pick Our President." |
| In Madison, Wisconsin, demonstrators cried. | In Madison, Wisconsin, demonstrators cried. |
| Numerically, Mr Trump's opponents never stood much chance. To keep him out of the Oval Office, 38 Republican electors would have had to defect. | Numerically, Mr Trump's opponents never stood much chance. To keep him out of the Oval Office, 38 Republican electors would have had to defect. |
| Even that would probably only have delayed the inevitable. | Even that would probably only have delayed the inevitable. |
| If no candidate had reached 270 in the electoral college, the House of Representatives would have voted on the next president. | If no candidate had reached 270 in the electoral college, the House of Representatives would have voted on the next president. |
| The Republican-controlled chamber would most likely have picked Mr Trump. | The Republican-controlled chamber would most likely have picked Mr Trump. |
| Mr Trump is due to take office on 20 January. | Mr Trump is due to take office on 20 January. |
| How does electoral college work? | How does electoral college work? |
| The institution was set up by America's founding fathers as a compromise between allowing Congress and the people to elect the president. | The institution was set up by America's founding fathers as a compromise between allowing Congress and the people to elect the president. |
| Technically, Americans cast votes on election day for electors, not the candidates themselves. | Technically, Americans cast votes on election day for electors, not the candidates themselves. |
| The electors are mostly elected officials or party functionaries, and are generally unknown to the public. | The electors are mostly elected officials or party functionaries, and are generally unknown to the public. |
| There are 538 in all, one for each member of Congress, plus three for District of Columbia. | There are 538 in all, one for each member of Congress, plus three for District of Columbia. |
| Although Democrat Hillary Clinton secured almost three million more votes from the public, Mr Trump won the majority of electors - 306. | Although Democrat Hillary Clinton secured almost three million more votes from the public, Mr Trump won the majority of electors - 306. |
| What is the US electoral college? | What is the US electoral college? |