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Another step closer to the white house today for donald trump, after the electoral college selecting him as the winner of the presidential election. it was texas that put him over the magic number of 270. now, there had been this long-shot push by trump critics to get electors to go rogue. that really didnt materialize in any significant way. joining me now is an elector from the state of michigan. jim rhodes. thanks so much for being with us. you said you received thousands of e-mails and proba...

Donald trump officially passed 270 votes in the electoral college. electors in the state of texas put him over the top. the next big date on his path to the white house is january 6th when the results are certified during a joint session of congress. there were a few protests today, as members of the electoral college cast their ballots nationwide. take a look at what happened in wisconsin. >> the votes are ten votes, donald j. trump. [ shouting ] >> youre pathetic, you dont deserve to be in ame...

About donald trump after the access hollywood tape were two of the memorable moments of the year. im guessing we have not heard the last of michelle obama. >> she said no, by the way. i dont often get bonus time with ron brownstein so let me take advantage of this and ask you more about what happened in this election. to donald trumps point that hillary clinton didnt campaign in states like wisconsin. didnt go to wisconsin at all, didnt go to michigan until the end. the flip side of that, she di...

As expected, the electoral college has given trump enough votes to win the presidency. the president-elect taking to twitter making the statement some are now questioning this as some democrats like bill clinton are speaking out about why they think hillary clinton lost. senior white house correspondent jim acosta wraps it up. >> reporter: christine and miguel, donald trump moved one step closer to becoming the 45th president of the united states. clinching the 270 elector votes to win the white...

Lead, reminding electors that by the latest tally, trump lost the popular vote by around 3 million, yet still wins the white house by the electoral vote. >> no matter what happens today, this conversation were having about the electoral college is important and its going to continue. >> texas now puts president trump over the top. >> reporter: in the end, texas electors put donald trump over 270. supren was joined by one other faithless elector dumping trump. this is the way the process should b...

Be giving the president-elect some professional advice about what to do, but i think part of it has to come from a realization that we have -- unless were prepared to really deeply invest, which i dont think we are, we have very limited options right now in dealing with syria. >> okay. well leave it there because i want to pivot back to some of the other news of the date. donald trump, president-elect donald trump has now gone over the 270 threshold, will now be the next president of the united ...

Bret is by far the worst on fox news. sometimes you need chicken and broccoli before you get desert. thats the news. thanks for inviting us on tonight. thats it for "special report," fair balanced, sometimes exciting and unafraid. ♪ >> welcome to "tucker carlson tonight." we begin with a fox news alert. electoral college voting is underway. 538 electors gathered in the their respective state capitols to cast their votes for president as per the constitution. just a short time ago donald trump ...

3 million vote lead against donald trump. i have every issue in the world with the fact that electors feel like they cant in some instances in good conscience support this man as president. >> joining us now from boston, mary anne marsh kelly rid del. opinion editor at the "washington times." ms. riddle, as i just reported it took an hour to get mr. trump 270 votes so he is president. i dont want to be uncharitable because mary anne knows me for a long time and thats not my modus operandi im war...

Multisite attack. but it looks like, given what they found at the site of the explosion, it could have been an even bigger and more complex attack than it was. so all of that has just happened within the past day. yemen, jordan, ankara, berlin, there was also a shooting at a mosque in zurich, switzerland, today. three people were shot and injured. we absolutely -- we know nothing at this point about the assailant in that case about whether or not the assailant is alive or dead or in custody or a...

And closer every day to to a 3 million vote lead against donald trump. i have every issue in the world with the fact that electors feel like they cant in some instances in good conscience support this man as president. >> joining us now from boston, mary anne marsh and kelly rid del. opinion editor at the "washington times." ms. riddle, as i just reported it took an hour to get mr. trump 270 votes so he is president. i dont want to be uncharitable because mary anne knows me for a long time and t...