Nikki Haley wins Republican primary against Donald Trump for first time

Nikki Haley beat Trump in DC/Nikki Haley's Facebook

Donald Trump's rival defeated him in the DC primary. This is Nikki Haley's first victory in the history of her 2024 campaign.

The District of Columbia is home to the capital of the United States, Washington. There, all 19 delegates voted for Haley.

What is known about Nikki Haley's victory

Her victory on Sunday (March 3 – Channel 24) at least temporarily puts an end to Donald Trump's victory in the GOP primary, although the 45th US president is likely to take several hundred more delegates in the race on Super Tuesday (when the largest number of states hold primaries – 24 Channel) this week,” the publication noted.

Earlier, Nikki Haley said that she was not going to leave the race, because she believes that “voters in other states deserve an alternative to Trump.” .

Donald Trump subsequently commented on Haley's victory in DC. The 45th President of the United States sarcastically congratulated her and called her the “queen of the swamps.” city. In the 2020 elections, Democrat Joe Biden won the district with 92% of the vote.

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• Donald Trump won the Republican caucuses in Michigan, Missouri and Idaho.
• Whereas At the same time, an Illinois court banned Trump from participating in the Republican primaries. The corresponding decision was made due to the riots at the Capitol in 2021, when people died there. A similar decision had previously been made in Colorado and Maine.
• However, Trump won in Nikki Gayle’s home state of South Carolina. Trump's Republican rival previously said that Donald Trump's prospects of receiving the Republican presidential nomination are “suicide” for the United States.
• By the way, the US elections are scheduled for November 5, 2024 year.