It's Official: Donald Trump Clinches Republican Nomination for President

Donald Trump has clinched the presidential nomination of the Republican Party, The Associated Press reported Thursday.

Trump has been the presumptive GOP nominee since early May when Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropped out of the race days after Trump defeated them handily in the Indiana Primary Election.

Now, it's official.

As of Thursday, the AP estimates, Donald Trump has the pledged support of 1,238 delegates, one more than the 1,237 required to win the nomination. An additional 303 delegates are up for grabs on June 7.

Just months ago rumors swirled that Republican elites would scheme to swindle the nomination from Trump in a contested convention. Now, Republican Party bigwigs such as Paul Ryan preach "party unity." (Never mind that Ryan has yet to endorse Trump.)

The GOP, apparently, has ditched Reagan's, "Tear down this wall," in favor of Trump's, "We're going to build the wall."

In all likelihood, Trump will be facing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the general election. Clinton is still battling Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination, but is the heavy favorite to win.

Clinton has a pledged delegate lead of 1,768 to Sanders' 1,497. When Superdelegates are added in Clinton has the support of 2,305 delegates, which is just shy of the 2,383 required for the nomination.

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