DONALD Trump labeled Joe Biden the worst president in US history and made zero mention of his rival Nikki Haley in a Super Tuesday victory speech at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has defeated Haley in every state except one so far as his fans dragged her for hiding out at home as she suffered loss after loss.
GettyFormer president Donald Trump took aim at Joe Biden and made zero mention of his GOP rival Nikki Haley during his victory speech in Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday[/caption]
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Trump was met with cheers from a roaring crowd of Republican attendees at his watch party held in Mar-a-Largo.
The former president slammed Biden and said he destroyed what Trump built during his own term before vowing to take the country back.
“We’re gonna win this election because we have no choice,” Trump said.
“If we lose this election we’re not going to have a country left.”
Trump had secured 547 delegates as of 11:40 pm ET and 1,215 are needed to claim the GOP nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
What is Super Tuesday?
And what it means for the general election.
Before the national general election is held on November 5, 2024, states hold primary elections where voters of each party can select that party’s nominee
The results of these primaries will dictate which candidate becomes the official nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Party at their national conventions in the summer
On Super Tuesday, primaries are held in 15 states plus American Samoa, representing about one-third of the national electorate
Because of how many primaries are held on Super Tuesday, the results are a reliable indicator of who will be each party’s eventual nominee
Presidential candidates who aren’t nominated can still be represented by a third party, but a third-party candidate has never won an election
So far on Super Tuesday, Trump has won the Republican presidential primaries in 10 states – Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, and California.
In total, 16 states participated in Super Tuesday and votes were still being tallied early Wednesday morning.
Haley saw one victory in Vermont, adding to her only other win, which took place in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
The former South Carolina governor was slammed for watching the Super Tuesday results with her staff in her home state rather than making public appearances and remarks.
“She is hiding at home right now. No scheduled speaking events. MAGA won and WON BIG,” one voter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Haley made a last-ditch plea to voters earlier in the day, writing on X, “There’s still time to make your voice heard!
“Most polls in the east and central time zones are still open. Get out and vote!”
Haley’s campaign released a statement after her defeat.
“We’re honored to have received the support of millions of Americans across the country today, including in Vermont where Nikki became the first Republican woman to win two presidential primary contests,” her team wrote.
“Unity is not achieved by simply claiming ‘we’re united.’
“Today, in state after state, there remains a large block of Republican primary voters who are expressing deep concerns about Donald Trump.
“That is not the unity our party needs for success. Addressing those voters’ concerns will make the Republican Party and America better.”
PUSHING FOR ‘UNITY’
During Trump’s speech, he slammed Biden for weakening the US’s reputation.
“We watched our country take a great beating over the last three years,” Trump said.
“The world is laughing at us, the world is taking advantage of us.”
Trump also spoke of how inflation is worse than it has ever been, saying it is killing the middle class.
“Inflation is called a country buster and that’s what it’s doing to our country,” Trump said.
“What has happened with inflation has been unbelievable.
He called Biden “the worst president in the history of our country.”
Trump said if he is president again, “We want to have unity, and we’re going to have unity and it’s going to happen very quickly.
“I have been saying lately, success is going to bring unity to our country.”
What are Trump and Biden’s platforms?
A look at what issues matter most to the candidates.
Biden’s talking points:
The importance of democracy after the January 6 attack on the Capitol
Advocate for abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with a 6-3 judgment in 2022
His Build Back Better plan, the $2.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill introduced in 2021
Support for Ukraine and Israel while they are at war
Highlight the strong US economy and low unemployment rates during his presidency
Trump’s talking points:
Slam issues at the US-Mexico border, which was a critical talking point for his 2016 win
Criticize the slew of criminal and civil lawsuits filed against him
Applaud the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Discuss a plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, although he hasn’t said which country he wants to win
Advocate for parents’ rights to regulate and restrict discussion of gender, sexuality, and race in schools
Biden, meanwhile, easily won the Democratic primaries, claiming Iowa, Vermont, Virginia, North Carolina, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Minnesota, Utah, Arkansas and California.
His only defeat came in American Samoa, where little-known candidate Jason Palmer won and wrestled four delegates from him.
Biden had secured 565 delegates as of 11:40 pm ET.
“Today, millions of voters across the country made their voices heard—showing that they are ready to fight back against Donald Trump’s extreme plan to take us backwards,” he said on X.
“Every generation of Americans will face a moment when it has to defend democracy. This is our fight.”
What is the Electoral College?
And why swing states are important.
The Electoral College is the body of 538 electors divided among the states who select the next president of the United States
To become president, a candidate must win a majority of 270 electoral votes
Every state is assigned one elector for each of its representatives in the House, plus an additional two reflecting the state’s senators
In most cases, a presidential candidate will be awarded all the electors in a state if they win the state’s popular vote. Electors who vote against the state’s popular vote winner are called faithless electors
Many states will be virtual shoe-ins for the Democratic candidate (such as New York and California) or the Republican candidate (such as Texas and Missouri), while a minority are genuinely up for grabs by either candidate
These states, known as purple or swing states, are the main targets for presidential candidates
The parties’ candidates are chosen in primary elections throughout the first half of the election year, including Super Tuesday, and officially nominated at party conventions in the summer
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