Donald Trump¹ on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch² the Republican nomination³ for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.

 

本周四，唐纳德·特朗普得到了足够的票数，锁定了共和党党内总统候选人提名。一度看似不可能胜利的特朗普却一路胜出，颠覆了政治版图，为即将到来的更加艰苦的秋季竞选铺好了道路。
 

 

And he celebrated⁴ with McDonald's takeout and Diet Coke on his private plane - after a swipe at his rival Hillary Clinton for being unable to secure the Democratic nomination.

 

During a press conference Thursday in North Dakota, Trump said he was 'honored' by the help he received from a handful of local delegates who gave him a majority.

 

'I'm so honored by these people! They had such great sense!' Trump beamed.

 

One, John Trandem, said he was Trump's 1,238th pledged delegate – the one who put him over the top and cemented the presidential nomination.

 

It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination for president. Trump has reached 1,238. With 303 delegates at stake in five state primaries on June 7, Trump will easily pad his total, avoiding a contested convention in Cleveland in July.

 

Trump, a political neophyte⁵ who for years delivered caustic⁶ commentary on the state of the nation from the sidelines but had never run for office, fought off 16 other Republican contenders in an often ugly primary race.

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