Congress certified Friday that Donald Trump won the November election to become the 45 th president of the United States , as lawmakers counted and affirmed the votes from the Electoral College .
“ Donald Trump of New York has received, for president, 304 votes,” while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton received 227 votes , Vice President Joe Biden declared to assembled lawmakers after the counting was complete.
The count is normally a rubber -stamp event weeks after the electors formally cast their votes. But it was not without drama, as at least three protesters interrupted Biden ’s tally announcements . They were swiftly removed from the chamber.
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