Former US President Donald Trump is closer to making his political comeback after losing to the incumbent President Joe Biden.
Trump won the New Hampshire Republican primary defeating his sole remaining rival, Nikki Haley, in a victory that further cemented his status as the clear front-runner to become the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee.
Trump’s win in the Granite State dealt a blow to Haley’s efforts to unite an anti-Trump coalition of moderate Republicans and independents capable of slowing his march to the nomination.
Speaking after Trump’s victory came into focus, Haley said she would remain in the race, telling supporters that “this race is far from over.”
“I have news for all of you — New Hampshire is first in the nation, it is not the last in the nation,” she said.
The former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor faced immediate pressure from Trump supporters to drop out of the race and unite the party, a preview of the likely next phase of the campaign. Trump declared victory soon after she spoke and criticized the upbeat tone of her speech, saying she had a “very bad night.”
Trump is still topping the chart is setting pace to face Biden in the White House contest.
Despite a myriad of court cases, Trump is banking on his popularity to convince Americans to give him a second chance.
