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Donald Trump speaking at a rally in Laconia, New Hampshire on 22 January 2024 Alamy Stock Photo
US Election
Trump closer to presidential race against Biden as he wins New Hampshire Republican primary
In the Democratic primary, Biden won the state despite not being officially on the ballot.
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DONALD TRUMP HAS won the New Hampshire Republican primary, making it look increasingly likely that he and President Joe Biden will face each other in a rematch later this year.
The last standing alternative Republican option, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, had put significant time and financial resources into campaigning for a win in New Hampshire but still finished second.
With around 91% of votes counted as of this morning, Trump pulled 11 percentage points ahead of Haley at 54.6% to 43.1%.
In the Democratic primary, Biden was not on the ballot in New Hampshire after not filing candidate paperwork in the state.
However, he won the state’s primary through a write-in effort against minor Democratic candidates.
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Trump has become the first Republican presidential candidate to win open races in Iowa and New Hampshire since the two states began leading the primary calendar nearly 50 years ago 1976.
Haley is the last major challenger in the race after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis backed out of the race at the weekend.
She pledged last night to stay in the race and push ahead to South Carolina, where she is a former governor. The state will hold the next primary that awards delegates where she will compete on 24 February.
“New Hampshire is first in the nation; it is not the last in the nation,” Haley said as the New Hampshire votes were counted.
“This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go.”
Trump currently faces 91 criminal charges related to matters including mishandling classified documents and seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Additional reporting by Press Association
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@Seamus Balfe: us??? We live in Ireland. Literally nothing the man does affects us in any way as President. That includes playing golf, lying, bumbling on for hours about wind turbines and jacks that won’t flush and trying it on with his own daughter.
@Seamus Balfe: tell me your politically illiterate without telling me and most likely insecure as well. Fascism gas only one outcome. Self destruction and take the rest of us with them. Anyone considering this guy as some shining light is why politics is on its knees globally.
@Shane C: trumps isolationist policies mean that his running for election has to be taken seriously. As for the average trump supporter here, they are ignorant of his policies ( easily seen in the way they are unable to go beyond trotting out slogans). American voters are like Russians : absolutely swamped by bs propaganda from right wing media along with social media disinformation. Last nights US tv interviews with his supporters were jaw dropping in their ignorance.
@Mel Fitzpatrick: Sums up Republicans, and especially the fundamentalist “Christian” wing, Mel. I don’t see democrats voting for a proven rap ist, do you? A man who has borderline fantasised about his own daughter. A man who saw a 12 year old on an escalator and thought out loud, you know I could be “with” her in a few years.
@Kevin Conway: No, there is little moral compass in the States.
The US was founded by those who took the land off natives, committing genocides and other crimes against humanity as they wished. Their system of “justice” support the powerful against the weak.
Those who “own” the land that is properly that of the natives believe they have a right to shoot and kill any who they believe trespass, probably because in their mind they believe others might do to them what they did to the natives.
Racism is endemic and systemic.
All coupled with a level of ignorance that could not be imagined, until we engage with them. This also makes Americans of lesser intelligence – those that tend to support the US Republican Party – easy to manipulate.
Some, clearly with the same mental capabilities of toddlers, post here on this forum.
@John P Quinn: it’s not a lot really to fix the mess he’ll be inheriting from biden…. but one things for sure, President Trump isn’t afraid to get stuck in,get hands dirty
@Ken Mc Carthy: thank god for that, we need peace around the world. How will he do it though, if he gets elected president? He hasn’t said How he will. What policies do you think he will enacted to create world peace?
@HisMastersAlibi: Well….Ukraine for example….President Trump said he’ll sort that out in roughly 24hrs. Imagine that….peace in Ukraine???? No more needless killings of the young lads & lassies of that brave nation. You need to think back to 2016/2020 —- when there was no wars. President Trump sure will have his work cut out for him ( I’m not jealous of his ‘to-do’ list ) but if anyone can get it done he will
@KTH: good for you…..24seconds to end a horrendous conflict that’s coming up to its 2 year ‘anniversary’….you been watching those Marvel movies again??
@Ken Mc Carthy:
Yet again, you can’t explain anything regarding Trump other than saying MAGA and regurgitating his words.
What’s his plan to end the war in “24 hours”?
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@Ken Mc Carthy: except for his bombing of syria, constant drone attacks, and backing saudi to the hilt in strikes against yemen with huge civilian cost, but beyond that yeah, narry a War on Donald’s watch.
@honey badger: hi honey badger….u see what a ‘former staffer’ in the white house said???” It’ll be great to have President Trump back in office.now the world can look forward to peace & coherency”
@honey badger: I am just posting a fact. You are incorrect. A quick bit of research would have shown you, that over 40% of the voters in New Hampshire are independent. In other words not allied to either of the corrupt parties.
Registered Democrats had to vote in the Democratic Primary
Registered Republicans had to vote in the Republican Primary
Unaffiliated had to pick one or the other, can’t vote in both so you would think they’d vote in the Primary that matters most to them.
“Around half of voters in New Hampshire’s Republican primary identified as Republicans, while 43 percent said they were independents and 6 percent identified themselves as Democrats”
“Trump dominated among Republicans, winning them by a 3-to-1 margin, while Haley performed well with independents and Democrats. In particular, she won nearly 9 in 10 votes from those who usually think of themselves as Democrats.”
So your Independent Voters that chose to vote in the Republican Primary preferred Haley over Trump by 60%. (that’s in the pic attached to the Washington Post article)
Main point being, Independent voters can’t vote in both Primaries. The ones that chose to vote in the Republican one did so for a reason. I wouldn’t want to speculate what that reason was, I’ll leave that to others.
@Tricia G: in other words….. Democrats that voted in new Hampshire choose ‘bird brain’ haley as they know they haven’t a hope against President Trump. ‘Twisting’ media articles to your own wishes is juvenile fun– the results speak the truth
@Tricia G: Not interested either way, but I have a question?
How does anyone including the Washington Post know how people voted?. Your vote is supposed to be secret.
Comments open on anything to do with trump but closed on any articles on varadkar, Martin, Ryan, McDonald or Von Der leyn, good auld journal knows how to Keep it’s masters happy.
This is a guy who thinks it might be a good idea to inject yourself with disinfectant to kill a virus and windmills cause cancer.. an Irish 9 year old child would know better. (Possibly not an american 9 year old !). I would opt for our 9 year old as opposed to Trumpys brain power..
@John Bathe: and this is exactly why is he is wining. Lies like this. A 9 year old can do a simple Google search and see everything you just sprouted there was made up. Well done John ! By any chance are you interested in buying a bridge , I’ve got a lovely one crossing the liffey that’s for sale.
@Shane Kinsella (Kinsey): it totally wasn’t. He said it in a speech while Dr Fauci was sitting in the wings listening and shaking his head aghast. One of those moments anyone who saw it will never forget, it was so outlandish…
@Rex Tynan: some might say President Trump will/ could have ‘scores to settle’ once elected…like vengeance for those who perpetrated the witch-hunt to try & stop his campaign—– but President Trump isn’t petty like that. In any event, his ‘in tray’ is going to be overflowing trying to clean up the mess & wars of biden administration
Why do so many comments, on so many news articles sound like they are the same person on the journal. Sad excuse for a human being, with nothing better to do than troll news comments.
What is it with the US. One candidate for president should be in a home for the bewildered, the other one should be in jail. Can they not find a few decent people to contest the election.
@Eamon: Well, if the one that should be in a home for the bewildered has managed to get an infrastructure bill though Congress, health care reform through Congress, has an economy with the greatest number of jobs on record, a stock market that reached record levels last Friday, and more…
then maybe the US should elect more that ‘should be in a home for the bewildered’?
you know what? After all the incompetence i saw across the politician, at least that one did not declare a war, and look after his own…. so maybe it’s well deserve.
91 convictions and still a candidate, you have to admit…wow, sad, but wow
Usually what happens in the US is reflected around the world. Oil, taxes, loans, insurance, the cost of living, etc have all increased under the current President. If DT becomes the next President and is able to deal with it then it’ll be good for all globally
@Andy Preneur: NOT TO MENTION THE PEACE President Trump will bring….. turning the economy around will be a major challenge but stopping all the wars & needless deaths– that’ll be a hard slog— but, if it can be done, President Trump is the man
Oh I’d say the Tory’s are salvating at this as it would save them big time with their Brexit mess and get that deal with the US and to hell with the north and Europe
Trumps peace plan ? Give Ukraine to Putin Give Gaza to Israel Give Taiwan to China and give any other country that is causing a fuss to North Kore Clean out all opposition to his behaviour in U s and jail anyone who isn’t far right Free the patriots who stormed the capital killing 5 people and any of his mob And rule forever or until his pills run out….And it goes without saying pardon his own crimes financial sexual etc Save Himself as he is the second coming ..
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@Margaret Gallagher: jeez…thats a lot of bile & bitterness. Think back to 2016-2020 before all the wars & killing…. President Trump can & WILL bring stability& peace again. Words like truth , peace, stability… America is voting en mass to return those things. Think MAGA. Trump 2024
Must be the only high profile job in the world where the person with the most undesirable qualities has the best chance of success. The standard of person to become the US President is at an all time low – the wording on all US bank notes should be changed to God Help America
@Ken McCarthy: I think I’ll make a point of sharing former Trump staffers words from now on.
Let’s face it, your doe eyed transatlantic swooning is better positioned to discern the truth about Trump than the multiple people who’ve actually worked alongside him.
@honey badger: yeah cause its really been successful so far ( about as successful as the vile witch-hunt). FORMER staffers quotes John Lennon– ” give PEACE a chance”
@Ken Mc Carthy: It’s true what what they say about leading a horse to water.
“The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life,”
Tell me why you’re such a fan of a guy who leers over his own daughter?
“Trump was lewd about his own daughter. “Aides said he talked about Ivanka Trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her,”
Ken Mccarthy, I can’t reply to you unfortunately. I was hoping you would have the answer to HOW Trump would stop wars. Can you answer that please? HOW will Trump Stop the Wars ?
@HisMastersAlibi: If I had President Trumps solutions …… I would’ve had a ‘run’ for the White House myself. No doubt the President has a ‘long slog’ ahead of him after Nov 5th but if anyone can restore world ‘order’….. let’s be honest….its President Trump
@Ken Mc Carthy: I thought he said he would sort it out within 24hrs,not a long slog. I’d normally judge a politician on their policies,past and future. He didn’t say how he would fix these wars,so are we just going to blindly accept his word. That would be quite silly thing to do.As an adult I would never blindly take someone’s word unless there was a proven past and even at that it would be a push. Maybe can you tell me where Trump has explained his policies on anything please ?
Never thought I’d say this but the world stage needs him. The military machine is out of control, he might just reign it in because Biden is out of control.
@Niall Murphy: Not good news for the US arms industry true…….. but why should tye world care to make them exorbitant profits off the young lads& lassies dying daily in Ukraine,Gaza, Palestine etc??? We had zero wars under President Trump before & I sincerely believe we can have peace once again.
@Niall Murphy: If the military machine is out of control, then you need to take that up with Putin.
Or do you think we should allow a tyrant to gain control over a people that want to be free of russian oppression, that want to develop their own democracy, that want to be able to choose their own future?
@Hotirish: lol deep fear of immigration and entire nation built on immigration. As for woke, only the republiclowns use woke as some sort of slur when nothing could be further from the truth. Woke is a badge of honour. If you’re anti woke you’re pro fascism.
A nation of immigrants, immigrants who stole from the natives, killing as they went, has a deep-seated insecurity about immigration.
They fear that what they did to others will be done to them.
And you are perfectly correct about ‘woke’, a term that signifies awareness, as distinct from ignorance.
Those that use it as an insult don’t even have the intelligence to realise they are insulting themselves.
@Tom Dillon: jeez do ye biden.bots have no ‘floor’ to the levels of depravity & vulgarness ye’ll sink to??? Repulsive & sickening we expect after the failed witch-hunt but try & climb out of the gutter
So far Trump has received 0.05% of the vote and it’s over? Some democracy alright, funny he’s not talking about elections being rigged when he wins, unlike 2016 when Ted Cruz beat him in Iowa
A r8pist running for highest office. To think that you have to be a ‘lefty’ to be appalled by lies, misogyny, homophobia, SA, etc. …. I’d go so far as to say that the American people will get what they deserve (electoral college vs popular aside).
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: for what though?????? President Trump did nothing wrong—- even the grassroots Democrats have admitted that & said the witch-hunt was an unmitigated disaster. It backfired spectacularly
@ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere: u not get a paper today???—- ALL the headlines running with ‘another victory for President Trump’. Anyhow, the proof of the pudding will be Nov5th. I’m predicting another landside victory.
The censorship in this publication is worse than appalling. The maga crowd can follow a narcissist who can generate false positivity while excoriating false narratives like climate change modelling.
Those promoting academic indulgences and the pseudo-intellectual mob following dire predictions and pretence will block any dissent, and that is the difference between electing a narcissist and holding out for something better.
There was nothing wrong with my previous comment that was erased.
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