MAGIC NUMBER: Trump Clinches GOP Nomination

NBC News reports:

Businessman Donald Trump has clinched the GOP nomination, NBC News reported Thursday. After receiving confirmation of new unbound delegates in North Dakota, Colorado and Pennsylvania, NBC updated its delegate count, showing that Trump had earned more than the 1,237 needed for a nomination. By NBC’s count, Trump has secured 1,238 delegates.

Thursday’s delegate count puts Trump in sharp contrast to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. While the former secretary of state maintains a lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, he has suggested he could take his fight for the party’s nomination to the Democratic convention.