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Donald Trump addresses supporters after landslide Iowa caucus win
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Donald Trump soared to victory in the 2024 Iowa caucuses on Monday night, with a projected 51 per cent of the Republican vote.
The Associated Press and news networks called the race shortly after 8.30pm local time, while many counties were still in the midst of caucus meetings.
The former president won in 98 of 99 counties, with Nikki Haley beating him by just one vote to claim a victory in Johnson County.
Despite her win there, Ms Haley lost out to Ron DeSantis for second place, with both vowing to continue on to the New Hampshire primary.
Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race and endorsed Mr Trump after securing less than eight per cent of the vote.
Life-threatening cold weather conditions appear to have impacted voter turnout as subzero temperatures and an extreme wind chill left most of the state in blizzard-like conditions.
In final Iowa polling, Mr Trump held a substantial lead over the other candidates which is how things played out on Monday night.
President Joe Biden responded to Mr Trump’s landslide win in the Iowa caucuses, by warning American voters it’s “going to be you and me vs extreme MAGA Republicans”.
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Show latest update 20 minutes ago EU issues warning after Iowa caucuses
The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, which holds the EU presidency, said that “if 2024 brings us ‘America first’ again, it is really more than ever ‘Europe on its own’.”
Mr De Croo spoke in an address to the EU legislature only hours after former President Donald Trump’s landslide win in the Republican Iowa caucuses.
His words harked back to the 2017-2021 Trump administration, when relations with Europe took a nosedive because of near-incessant trans-Atlantic quarrels about trade, security and military cooperation that eroded trust and cooperation.
Mr De Croo said that the 27-nation bloc should quickly learn to stand more on its own and that in case of a Trump victory in November, “we should, as Europeans, not fear this perspective. We should embrace it.”
Referring to the upcoming June elections for the EU legislature, he said this was “a year where our democracies and liberties will be put to the test.”“Not only with election for this house, but equally for the U.S. Congress and the American presidency,” Mr De Croo added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 13:20
40 minutes 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 13:00
1 hour ago Haley beats Trump with one vote in lone Iowa county – ruining his clean sweep of caucuses
Nikki Haley has managed to claw back a minor victory in the Iowa caucuses, beating Donald Trump in a lone county and ruining his clean sweep across the state.
The former ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor trumped the former president by just one vote in Johnson County, with 1,271 votes to 1,270 and 99 per cent of votes tallied.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis trailed behind both candidates in the county with 755 votes.
Ms Haley’s win ultimately wiped out Mr Trump’s clean sweep of the Iowa caucuses, leaving him victorious in 98 out of 99 counties.
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Iowa caucuses: Haley beats Trump with one vote in Johnson County Nikki Haley trumped the former president by just one vote in Johnson County, leaving him victorious in 98 out of 99 counties
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 12:40
1 hour ago Haley campaign releases memo setting expectations ahead of New Hampshire primary
Nikki Haley’s campaign has released a memo setting expectations ahead of the New Hampshire primary next week.
“As an ex-president, Donald Trump has always been running as a quasi-incumbent. Voters know what they think of Trump and whether they want more of him or prefer an alternative.
“In Iowa, Trump frequently predicted a win by a 60-point margin. He won by 30%. In a state in which caucus voters are among the most pro-Trump of any electorate in America, he got 51%, and 49% preferred someone else. That’s far from the ringing endorsement of Trump that the media portrays.
“The race now moves to less Trump-friendly territory. And the field of candidates is effectively down to two, with only Trump and Nikki Haley having substantial support in both New Hampshire and South Carolina. That never happened in the 2016 nominating contest, when a larger field allowed Trump to win many primaries with pluralities rather than majorities.”
Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 12:20
1 hour ago In pictures: The Iowa caucuses
Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in West Des Moines:
Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in West Des Moines
(AFP via Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to supporters as he stands with his wife Apoorva Tewari and son Karthik at his Iowa caucus night watch party after suspending his campaign:
Republican presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to supporters as he stands with his wife Apoorva Tewari and son Karthik at his Iowa caucus night watch party after suspending his campaign and endorsing former U.S. President Donald Trump in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. January 15, 2024
(REUTERS)
Former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley addresses supporters:
Former South Carolina Governor and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley addresses supporters
(EPA)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa:
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa
(AP)
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 12:00
2 hours ago Trump allies call on DeSantis and Haley to bow out of 2024 race after dismal Iowa showing
Donald Trump allies have been calling on Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley to bow out of the 2024 White House race after their dismal showings in the Iowa caucuses.
Florida Rep Matt Gaetz and Georgia Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene joined Mr Trump at his watch party in Des Moines on Monday night where the former president sailed to victory, winning 98 out of 99 Iowa counties.
Mr Gaetz told CNN that the caucuses revealed that the Republican primary is now “over” for the other candidates.
“It’s been real. You know, tip your waitresses on the way out, but this primary is over” he said.
“This race is over. Donald Trump has consolidated the Republican Party. Ron DeSantis was getting his mail forwarded here. Like he had moved here. What is his argument to continue this campaign?”
Ms Greene also told the network that Ms Haley and Mr DeSantis should drop out.
“I think donor money is really important. And political consultants are pretty good at talking candidates into staying in races way longer than they actually should,” she said.
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 11:40
2 hours ago Watch: Ramaswamy supporter unhappy with his Trump endorsement
Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 11:20
2 hours ago Ramaswamy suspends campaign after coming fourth in Iowa
Vivek Ramaswamy is ending his presidential campaign after finishing fourth in the Iowa Caucuses.
The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur and anti-woke author is expected to endorse Donald Trump after the former president’s overwhelming victory in the first contest in the Republican presidential primary.
“There’s no path for me to be the next president absent things that we don’t want to see happen in this country,” he told his supporters in the Hawkeye State on Monday night.
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Oliver O'Connell 16 January 2024 11:00
3 hours ago Trump thanks Ramaswamy for endorsement after dropping out of 2024 race
Donald Trump thanked Vivek Ramaswamy for his endorsement after the businessman dropped out of the 2024 race and threw his support behind the former president.
Mr Ramaswamy announced on social media: “This entire campaign is about speaking the TRUTH. We did not achieve our goal tonight & we need an America-First patriot in the White House. The people spoke loud & clear about who they want. Tonight I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Donald J. Trump and will do everything I can to make sure he is the next U.S. President. I am enormously proud of this team, this movement, and our country.”
Following his endorsement, Mr Trump thanked him, posting on Truth Social: “Thank you Vivek, a Great Honor!”
Trump thanks Ramaswamy for endorsement
(Truth Social)
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 10:40
3 hours ago Trump gloats over Haley and DeSantis as he congratulates them for ‘having a good time together'
Donald Trump couldn’t resist subtly gloating about his monumental win over Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis on Monday night.
In his victory speech, the former president congratulated his GOP rivals for “having a good time together” as they trailed far behind him in the caucuses.
“I want to congratulate Ron and Nikki for having a good time together… We don’t even know what the outcome of second place is,” he said.
Rachel Sharp 16 January 2024 10:20
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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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