Primary in the United States: Trump praises his “very special” victory and says he wants to “solve the world’s problems”

“Reinforced”. “Hugely honored.” “I feel great”. On Monday night, Donald Trump praised his “very special” victory at the start of the Republican primaries ahead of November’s presidential election, with his comfortable victory in the Iowa caucuses.

trump won comfortably with 51.1% of the votes, which according to US media projections would correspond to 94% of the votes. She achieved victory in all but one county and 20 delegates were awarded in view of the designation, in mid-2024, of the candidate who will almost certainly face President Joe Biden in the general elections at the end of the year.

Trump gathered 55,432 votes, a much higher figure to that of the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, who with 23,054 votes – 21.2% – obtained eight delegates, and to that of the former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who remained with seven other delegates and Johnson’s victory County, the product of 20,687 votes -19%-, according to the CNN television network.

The 77-year-old tycoon, plagued by several lawsuits, said he felt “empowered” and “enormously honored” by the results, and stressed once again that his goal is to “Make America Great Again” (MAGA). his campaign slogan in English), just like “I did during my term”.

“I feel great. I feel very honored (…). We have to take back our country, (…) it has been through a lot of bad things in the last three years and continues to go through bad things,” Trump said in a statement. exclusive interview with Fox News network.

He also said this to journalists “he wants to solve the world’s problems.” And among his promises he slipped in that it will be his mantra in a second term “dig, darling, dig” in reference to greater oil drilling to revive national energy production.

He also said he would “seal the border” against what he considered an “invasion”.

For political analysts, Iowa’s positive results in favor of Trump mean that “the question is closed.” There is no chance for the former president’s rivals in this race.

Marc Lotter, former communications director for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today program ahead of the outcome of the Iowa caucuses.

While the months-long campaign for the Republican nomination has just begun, Lotter insists on this point “There hasn’t been any racing here for a while.”

“This is over”he says, adding that Trump’s rivals “just “They haven’t noticed yet.” Lotter suggests we’ll soon see Ron De Santis and Nikki Haley “align quickly.”

What happened to the Democrats

Once the results were known, Biden launched an appeal to his supporters on Monday evening to donate to your campaignin the certainty that this victory in the first Republican electoral round has converted Trump “the clear favourite” of the opposition for the November 5 elections then, the Europa Press news agency reported.

“It looks like Donald Trump just won Iowa. He’s clearly the favorite on the other side right now. But here’s the thing: This election has always been about you (voter) and me versus the extremist MAGA Republicans. That was true yesterday and it it will be true tomorrow”, underlined Biden on his social networks.

The Democrat took advantage of this and asked his supporters if they were on his side. contribute to their fundraising page, after adding a link to it in your personal profile on the social network

Biden took advantage of his first campaign speeches of the 2024 campaign to warn Trump represents a serious threat to American democracy, citing his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election and condemn political violence.

How DeSantis fared

For his part, DeSantis, a conservative with tough positions on immigration or abortion, He was satisfied with his election performance and his second placealthough he has bet everything on Iowa, visiting each of the 99 counties in recent months.

The Florida governor savored his good result with his supporters, whom he thanked for their support when “everyone was against it.” The media “wrote our obituary a few months ago,” he said.

Haley, the only woman in the race and highly regarded in business circles, does not consider herself defeated for third place and predicts she would have done better in other primaries.

What is the future of American primaries?

From next week the primary calendar will bring candidates to New Hampshire. They will continue in other states until June.

In JulyDuring the national convention the Republican presidential candidate will be officially nominated.

Trump wants to eliminate the competition before his trials begin, some of which will expose him to prison sentences.

The Democrats are also holding primaries, but without too many mysteries.

Barring last-minute surprises, Biden, who already enjoys strong support from his party, In August he will be designated as the Democratic candidate despite criticism of his advanced age: 81 years.