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Trump will become the 45th president of the U.S.

Marie Weidmayer
November 9, 2016
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump points to the crowd after finishing his speech on Nov. 7, 2016 at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The DeVos Place Convention Center was Trump's last stop for the 2016 election season.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump points to the crowd after finishing his speech on Nov. 7, 2016 at DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The DeVos Place Convention Center was Trump's last stop for the 2016 election season.

Republican Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United State of America.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Trump passed the 270 electoral college vote mark. 

The Hillary Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta announced Clinton would wait "a little longer" for additional election results to come in.

However, a little after 2 a.m. Wednesday it was announced that Trump will be president.

According to CNN, Clinton called Trump to concede the election.

"I congratulated her and her family," Trump said in his victory speech. "Now it's time for America to bind the wounds of division."

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