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       Donald Trump addresses supporters after landslide Iowa caucus win

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       Donald Trump has won the 2024 Iowa caucuses, with the Associated Press and news networks calling the race shortly after 8.30pm.

       Life-threatening cold weather conditions appear to have impacted voter turnout at the 2024 Iowa caucus as subzero temperatures and an extreme wind chill left most of the state in blizzard-like conditions.

       Caucus meetings saw Mr Trump and the other Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy making their final pitch to voters to participate in the first-in-the-nation caucus.

       But with wind chill values of -25°F to -35°F and frostbite possible within 10 minutes of outdoor exposure, it was uncertain if voters would make their way to support the candidates vying for second place behind the current Republican frontrunner and former president.

       In final Iowa polling, Mr Trump held a substantial lead over the other candidates which is how things played out on Monday night.

       Mr DeSantis edged out Ms Haley for second place, with both continuing to the New Hampshire primary. Mr Ramaswamy dropped out of the race and endorsed Mr Trump.

       Recommended Trump dominates final Iowa poll before caucuses How Donald Trump broke the Iowa caucuses Ron DeSantis trolled with participation trophy ahead of Iowa caucuses: ‘Proud of you for trying’ Trump cancels Iowa events to protect ‘Maga patriots’ ahead of frigid caucuses

       Key points Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa caucuses in first step toward Republican nomination DeSantis campaign cries ‘election interference’ in Iowa Ramaswamy suspends campaign after coming fourth in Iowa Haley’s surge chilled by third place in frozen Iowa caucus How Trump broke the Iowa caucuses

       Show latest update 22 minutes ago How many counties did Trump win in Iowa?

       Donald Trump has won 98 out of 99 counties in Iowa.

       The former president only lost out in one county – Johnson County, where Nikki Haley trumped him by one single vote.

       This win for the former UN ambassador wiped out what would have been a clean sweep for Mr Trump in the Iowa caucuses.

       Trump on stage celebrating his win in the Iowa caucuses

       (AP)

       Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 09:20

       42 minutes ago Iowa caucus-goers go full MAGA

       Iowa caucus-goers are going full MAGA, with many expressing beliefs in debunked conspiracy theories as former President Donald Trump is projected to win the first-in-the-nation contest.

       In a CNN entrance poll, 68 per cent of those who arrived early to caucus sites said they didn’t believe that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected. Among Trump voters, that number rose to 88 per cent, CBS noted.

       Steve Kornacki of MSNBC reported that a large education gap between those backing Mr Trump and the other main candidates, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

       Gustaf Kilander reports:

       Iowa caucus-goers go full MAGA as Trump projected to win in landslide Sixty-eight per cent of those who arrived early to caucus sites said they didn’t believe that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 09:00

       1 hour ago DeSantis campaign cries ‘election interference’

       Ron DeSantis’s campaign accused the media of “election interference” for projecting Donald Trump as the winner of the Iowa caucuses while voting was still taking place on Monday evening.

       The Associated Press and other news organisations projected Mr Trump as the clear victor of the first contest in the Republican primary campaign just 30 minutes after voting began, with over 50 per cent of the vote.

       Richard Hall has the story:

       DeSantis campaign cries ‘election interference’ in Iowa caucuses as Trump win called Language from the DeSantis campaign echoes Trump’s own election denialism

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 08:00

       2 hours ago Trump gets ‘best case scenario’ in Iowa

       Donald Trump ended up with what could be described as a “best-case scenario” after he won the Iowa caucuses by a historic margin.

       Mr Trump achieved blowout in the first-in-the-nation contest, with the fight for second being won by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday night.

       Ms Haley had the momentum going into the caucuses, but her progress was stunted by Mr DeSantis, Matt Fuller of The Daily Beast noted before all the votes had been counted. Ms Haley’s performance still did not allow Mr DeSantis to hit the ground running going into the New Hampshire primary on 23 January.

       Anti-woke biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy also failed to cut into Mr Trump’s support even though he at times became a stand-in for the former president at the initial Republican primary debates that Mr Trump declined to attend.

       Gustaf Kilander reports from Washington, DC:

       Trump gets ‘best case scenario’ in Iowa as GOP field struggles to keep up ‘The convertibility of voters like that to anything other than the Trump view of the world is impossible,’ MSNBC host says

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 07:30

       2 hours ago Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa caucuses

       Former president Donald Trump overwhelmingly won the Iowa caucuses on Monday evening in the first official contest of the Republican presidential primaries.

       Mr Trump posted a double-digit victory in Iowa eight years after he lost the Iowa caucuses to Sen Ted Cruz of Texas. The former president far-outpaced his nearest competitor, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who served as US ambassador to the United Nations in his administration.

       Mr Trump’s victory in Iowa will break Bob Dole’s record for a margin of victory of 13 points in 1996 and George W Bush’s 10.5-point victory in 2000. Both candidates went on to become the Republican nominee for president, a future that seems all but certain for Mr Trump despite dozens of criminal charges against him.

       Eric Garcia reports:

       Trump overwhelmingly wins Iowa caucuses in first step toward Republican nomination Ex-president’s victory in Iowa will break Bob Dole’s record for a margin of victory of 13 points in 1996 and George W Bush’s 10.5-point victory in 2000

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 07:00

       3 hours ago

       Nikki Haley thanks family after coming in third in Iowa

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 06:30

       3 hours ago Don Jr: ‘Let’s end this nonsense and go after the insanity that is today’s Democrat party'

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 06:00

       3 hours ago Haley’s surge chilled by third place in frozen Iowa caucus

       The former governor of South Carolina charged into Iowa as 2024 kicked off with the hopes of knocking off Ron DeSantis and snatching a second-place finish, buoyed by a late-game polling surge.

       Instead, she ended the night in a close third — all the while declaring that, despite Mr DeSantis pulling off his own sort-of victory, that it was now a “two-person race”.

       She now heads to New Hampshire, boosted by her rising poll numbers but with her momentum blunted, at least to some degree, by the lack of a result here tonight.

       John Bowden reports from Clive, Iowa:

       Nikki Haley’s surge chilled by third place in frozen Iowa caucus Ascendant Trump-alternative sees momentum blunted as former president wins blowout victory in Iowa

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 05:52

       3 hours ago

       Ron DeSantis celebrates second place in Iowa Caucus

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 05:45

       4 hours ago DeSantis supporter shares Rick Astley meme

       Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 05:30

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       Iowa Caucus results live: Trump wins in landslide victory

       Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump stands on stage as he speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024

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