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Donald Trump Hits 'Magic Number' of Delegates Required for Nomination

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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has officially secured a majority of GOP delegates, giving him the "magic number" required to clinch the GOP nomination.

Trump passed the 1,237 mark after unbound delegates from North Dakota, Colorado and Pennsylvania pledged their support for him.

NBC News declared the real estate mogul to be the presumptive Republican nominee after his remaining GOP competitors dropped out of the race in early May.

Trump will not officially become the nominee until he accepts the nomination at the Republican convention in Cleveland in July.

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