United States presidential election, 2016 - Wikipedia. In the Electoral College vote on December 19, seven electors voted against their pledged candidates: two against Trump and five against Clinton.
A further three electors attempted to vote against Clinton but were replaced or forced to vote again. Ultimately, Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227, while Colin Powell won three, and John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one. Background Barack Obama, the incumbent president in 2016, whose term expired on January 20, 2017. Primary process. US elections 2016. US Election 2016. Actualités ÉLECTION AMÉRICAINE 2016: toutes les infos et vidéos - LCI. US election: Obama calls Trump's election rhetoric 'dangerous' President Barack Obama has said Republican Donald Trump's insistence that he might not accept the election result is "dangerous".
Speaking at a campaign rally in Miami for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the president said Mr Trump's comments undermined American democracy. Mr Trump refused in a televised debate to say he would accept the outcome of the election on 8 November. Élections américaines 2016.