Complex sentence: The United States Electoral College casted their electoral votes on the 19th of December 2016, Donald Trump was elected pursuant to the popular vote in each electors' respective state, receiving more than the 270 electoral college votes required to become president.
Split into simpler sentences: The United States Electoral College cast their electoral votes on the 19th of December 2016, Donald Trump was elected according to the popular vote in each electors' respective state. Trump received more than the 270 electoral college votes required to become president.