16 January 2024 at 02:33 Trump: – We must stand together now Donald Trump has not been formally declared the winner, as the votes are still being counted, but it is already clear that he will win the nomination process in Iowa. – I think it’s time for everyone, our country, that we stand together, said Donald Trump at the start of his speech in Iowa, said Donald Trump in his speech in Iowa. By then, 90 percent of the votes had been counted. Preliminary results showed at 5 o’clock that Trump has received 50.9 percent of the vote. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is likely to get 21.3 percent. Former UN ambassador and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has the support of 19 percent of Republican voters in Iowa, preliminary figures show. It was expected in advance that Trump would win easily in Iowa. The tension is mostly linked to whether it is Haley or DeSantis who comes in second place. For DeSantis, it could mean win or lose in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee. Donald Trump’s youngest challenger, Vivek Ramaswamy (38), withdraws from the Republican nomination election, reports the Reuters news agency. Ramaswamy says he supports Trump as president, and asks his followers to do the same. – Earlier this evening I called Donald Trump to tell him that I congratulate him on his victory, says Ramaswamy. US President Joe Biden says that the Iowa victory makes Trump an obvious main opponent in the presidential election. (NTB/news)
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