World Bulletin / News Desk

Donald Trump said Thursday he has now secured the support of enough delegates to become the Republican presidential nominee, putting him over the threshold of 1,237 needed to win the party's nomination race.

"The folks behind me got us right over the top from North Dakota," Trump said at a press conference in Bismarck, standing onstage with some 15 unbound delegates from the state who committed their support to the real estate tycoon.