On December 17, the electors held their first meeting in each state, with Trump gaining the necessary number of electoral votes to be officially nominated as the next President of the United States. The Electoral College is a key component of the US presidential election system, where a president is elected by winning 270 electoral votes out of a total of 538. When the final tally was announced, Trump secured 312 electoral votes. The electoral votes from each state will then be sent to Congress, where members of Congress will convene on January 6 to formally count the votes and declare Trump and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States. Trump and Harris will be inaugurated on January 20th, 2025, marking the start of their four-year term in office.
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