December 19, 2016 🟡 Significant

Claims 'historic electoral landslide' after Electoral College certification

The Electoral College formally certified Trump's victory with 304 electoral votes (down from the expected 306 due to faithless electors). Trump immediately released a statement calling it a 'historic electoral landslide victory in our nation's democracy.' In reality, his margin ranked 46th out of 58 presidential elections and well behind recent winners like Obama (365 and 332), Clinton (370 and 379), and Reagan (489 and 525). The certification came amid nationwide protests and an unprecedented effort by some electors to deny him the presidency.

"Today marks a historic electoral landslide victory in our nation's democracy." — Statement issued after Electoral College vote

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