“Congratulations on Trump’s victory today…Dozens of states remain.”
Controversy over old age highlighted… “Candidates in their 80s should retire.”
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who suffered a series of hardships in the early Republican primaries for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, drew a line against pressure to resign from some quarters, saying that the primaries have just begun.
On the 23rd (local time), after multiple media reports that former President Donald Trump had won the New Hampshire primary, former Ambassador Haley gave a speech in Concord and said, “I congratulate former President Trump on his victory tonight.” However, he expressed his intention not to withdraw from the primary.
Former Ambassador Haley said, “You may have heard the story floating around among politicians. “They are rushing to shout that the primary is over,” he said, adding, “There is good news. “New Hampshire was the first primary, and it won’t be the last.”
The primary has only just begun, so there is no reason to resign just because you lost in New Hampshire.
He said, “The primary is far from over. “There are still dozens of states to go,” he emphasized.
He continued to criticize former President Trump by highlighting the controversy over his advanced age.
Former Ambassador Haley said, “I voted for former President Trump twice and was proud to serve America in his cabinet. “I agree with many of his policies,” he said, but “I started to worry because I was worried about the future of this country.”
He continued, “With former President Trump, the Republican Party lost almost every election. “The worst kept secret in politics is that the Democratic Party desperately wants former President Trump to run,” he said.
Former President Trump also mentioned again the fact that he confused former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Ambassador Haley at a recent campaign rally, saying, “Former President Trump says he is better than me (in mental tests), but if that’s true, there shouldn’t be any problems when he stands on the debate stage.” “He sniped.
He also said, “Most Americans do not want a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump,” and added, “The party that retires the 80-year-old candidate first will win this election.”
Former Ambassador Haley ranked third with 19.1% in the first Republican primary, the Iowa Caucus, held on the 15th.
New Hampshire, where the second primary was held, has a more neutral tendency than Iowa, and was conducted in a primary rather than caucus, so former Ambassador Haley tried to use it as an opportunity for a turnaround.
However, based on its own analysis, the Associated Press declared former President Trump’s victory as soon as 8 p.m., when all primary elections ended, and major media outlets such as CNN, NBC, and ABC also expressed the same opinion.
According to the AP, as of 9:20 p.m. on this day, when about 35% of the votes were counted, former President Trump received 61,294 votes (53.6%) and former Ambassador Haley received 52,498 votes (45.3%).
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Source: Donga
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