On Monday Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States by the Electoral College.
Donald Trump ended the day with 304 electoral votes.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton lost a record number of electors.
The final count:
8 Clinton defectors
4 WA (successful)
1 HI (successful)
1 MN (attempted)
1 ME (attempted)
1 CO (attempted)
2 Trump defectors
Texas (successful)
After the victory Trump took a few very special people out to dinner.
Top Trump Advisor Steve Bannon
Deputy Campaign Manager David Bossie
Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
President-elect Donald Trump
Communications Director Hope Hicks
Director of Social Media Dan Scavino
Senior Adviser Stephen Miller
They look pretty happy and excited.
High energy.
What does @realDonaldTrump do after securing #ElectoralCollege?
Enjoys celebratory dinner w/ some of @TeamTrump. https://t.co/T121qqFYtP pic.twitter.com/8SZCGW9snn
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@DanScavino) December 20, 2016