AP news agency reported that, standing on stage next to his relatives, campaign staff, members of Congress and supporters, Mr. Trump congratulated his two opponents, Ms. Nikki Haley - former governor. South Carolina - and Mr. Ron DeSantis - Governor of Florida. Mr. Trump thanked those who accompanied him during the election campaign in Iowa.
Referring to the two ongoing wars in which America is involved, Mr. Trump said: "We will resolve the situation in Ukraine, we will resolve the situation in Israel."
Mr. Trump also mentioned the issues of Iran and China in his speech.
Regarding America, Mr. Trump said: "We want a country with law and order that will rebuild our capital, Washington, D.C.."
Previously, former President Trump surpassed his two closest opponents to win the Republican nomination in the primary election in Iowa on the evening of January 15 (US time).
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President Biden posted a status line on social network X on January 16, 2024. Screenshot/X
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CNN television channel cited the results of counting about 99% of the votes showing that Mr. Trump is leading with about 51% of the votes. Followed by Mr. Ron DeSantis (about 21%) and Ms. Nikki Haley (about 19%). Mr. Trump's overwhelming victory was not unexpected. Meanwhile, the fourth-ranked candidate in Iowa, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, announced his departure from the race to nominate the Republican presidential candidate.
On social network X (Twitter), President Joe Biden wrote: “Looks like Donald Trump just won Iowa. He’s the clear front runner on the other side at this point."
"But here’s the thing: this election was always going to be you and me vs. extreme MAGA Republicans. It was true yesterday and it’ll be true tomorrow." Mr. Biden added, posting a link to a fundraising page. .
MAGA stands for the slogan "Make America Great Again" that Mr. Trump uses.
The team in charge of US President Joe Biden's re-election campaign and the Democratic Party said on January 15 that they had raised more than 97 million USD in the last three months of 2023.
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| Mr. Trump spoke to supporters in Iowa on January 15. Photo:AFP |
Co-chair of President Biden's campaign, Jeffrey Katzenberg told reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, that the campaign had $117 million in cash on hand at the end of December, from several affiliated Democratic fundraisers.
New Hampshire is the second state, with the Republican primary scheduled for January 23. Next, the Republican Party will hold caucuses on February 8 in Nevada, before holding the primary election in South Carolina on February 24.
On the Democratic side, the schedule for holding primary elections has been adjusted, accordingly, the party's voting process will take place first in states with cultural and population diversity, before when conducted in the state of Iowa. In addition, this year's voting in Iowa for this party switched from a caucus format to voting by mail or online voting. The results of the Democratic primary election in Iowa will be announced in March.