Watch live: Trump officially becomes Republicans' nominee as RNC kicks off in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention.

Trump has been the presumptive nominee for months. But it was the vote of RNC delegates in Milwaukee that made it official Monday afternoon.

Trump hit the necessary threshold with votes from his home state of Florida.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

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