Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, notching her first victory of the 2024 campaign.
’s sweep of the GOP voting contests, although the former president is likely to pick up several hundred more delegates in this week’s Super Tuesday races.
The Associated Press declared Haley the winner today after DC Republican Party officials released the results.Washington is one of the most heavily Democratic jurisdictions in the nation, with only about 23,000 registered Republicans in the city.Trump issued a statement shortly after Haley’s victory sarcastically congratulating her on being named “Queen of the Swamp by the lobbyists and DC insiders that want to protect the failed status quo”.
“We’re trying to make sure that we touch every hand that we can and speak to every person,” Haley said.
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