Trump Receives Enough Delegate Votes to Officially be Republicans' Nominee

By Associated Press

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July 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, May 25, 2024. Trump and his closest allies are preparing a radical reshaping of American government if he regains the White House. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention.

Trump has been the presumptive nominee for months. But it was the vote of RNC delegates in Milwaukee that made it official Monday afternoon.

Trump hit the necessary threshold with votes from his home state of Florida.

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