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It's Official: Electoral College Makes Donald Trump America's 45th President


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John Del Signore

Published Dec 19, 2016

Modified Dec 20, 2016


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President-elect Trump at the opening of his golf resort in Scotland in June.
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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