The US Senate introduced a bill on direct presidential elections

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After unexpected election results, California state senator Barbara Boxer submitted a bill to abolish the electoral college, which voted for the billionaire, and make the elections direct.

Noting that Hillary Clinton was supported by significantly more Americans than Trump, but she still lost the election, Boxer believes it is time to fight “an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society.”

“This is the only country in the world where you can get a majority of the vote and still lose the presidential election,” Buxer said.

The politician noted that even Trump wrote on Twitter on 2012 that the US electoral system is a disaster for democracy.

The Bill Boxer, which provides for a change in the Constitution, is unlikely to receive any continuation in the Republican-controlled Congress.

In an interview with 60 Minutes, Trump said: "I'm not going to change my point of view just because I won."
But on Monday, the policy appeared on Twitter in an interesting post.

“The real genius of the Electoral College is that it brings every state into play, including the smallest ones,” he wrote. “Campaigning is very different!”

Election of the President of the United States passed 8 November. According to popular vote, Clinton won - 60,1 million votes, but Trump was supported by more electors (290 against 228).

The electoral college will meet on December 19 for the formal election of the 45 president, and on January 6, Congress will approve its results. The inauguration of the new president is scheduled for January 20 2017.

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