As votes were being counted on the 23rd (local time) in the New Hampshire primary, the second gateway to electing the U.S. Republican Party’s presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley received 10% of the vote. There is a close battle within point (p).
While former President Trump is confident of victory, saying he is “very honored” to have won the primary, former Ambassador Haley is resolute in her determination to complete the primary, saying, “The race is not over.”
According to the New York Times (NYT), as of 8:50 PM Eastern Standard Time (10:50 AM on the 24th, Korean time), 31% of the votes had been counted, with former President Trump’s vote rate being 53.5% and former Ambassador Haley’s vote rate being 45.5. %all.
CNN also reported that with 24% of the votes counted, former President Trump’s vote rate was 54.9% and former Ambassador Haley’s vote rate was 43.6%.
The Associated Press and others predict that former President Trump will win the New Hampshire primary.
Former President Trump expressed strong confidence that he would be nominated as the Republican primary candidate. In an interview with Fox News, he said, “I am very honored by the result,” and “I look forward to running against the worst president (Biden) in the history of our country.”
When asked whether he thought Haley would stop campaigning, he responded, “I don’t know, but we should,” and “Otherwise, we’ll have to keep wasting money (on Haley) instead of spending money on Biden.”
Former President Trump mentioned the candidates who announced their withdrawal from the primary after the Iowa Caucus and emphasized that, with the exception of former Ambassador Haley, the Republican Party was very united.
On the other hand, former Ambassador Haley expressed her determination to complete the primary and highlighted her status as ‘second place’.
Former Ambassador Haley raised her voice, saying, “I am the last person standing next to Trump,” and “the primary is not over yet.”
Former Ambassador Haley also said, “The worst kept secret in politics is how much the Democratic Party wants to stand up to Trump,” and argued that she should be elected to stand up to U.S. President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential candidate.
The NYT described former Ambassador Haley’s speech as “a speech like a winner.”
Source: Donga
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