Trump won the required votes in the Electoral College to secure the presidency. The US presidential race is decided by the Electoral College, based on a tally of wins from the state-by-state contests, rather than by the national popular vote. Trump has surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. The Electoral College results are set to be finalized on December 19 and Trump is expected to take office on January 20. Those states had voted Democratic in recent presidential elections but all voted narrowly in favor of the Republican Trump in this month's election.

Source: Egypt Independent November 28, 2016 10:06 UTC