Former President Donald Trump defeated former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-South Carolina) in the U.S. Virgin Islands Republican caucus on Thursday night, hours before the Nevada caucus.
With an estimated 99% of the vote as of 10 p.m. ET, Trump received 182 votes, or 74%, to Haley’s 64, giving her only 26% of the total votes and 4 delegates from the territory. NBC News reported that he won by a landslide. report.
This will be the third contest for the Republican nomination this year, following the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, both of which Trump won easily.
Haley was the last notable opponent of the 45th president in a field that started with more than a dozen candidates, and despite a chorus of calls for unity from Republican leaders across the country, He insists on moving forward with an extraordinary election campaign.
The 45th president was on the phone with people in the Virgin Islands on Thursday afternoon while en route to Nevada aboard a Boeing 757 known as Trump Force One, according to an Instagram post.
“On my way to Great Nevada, I was talking to patriots from the U.S. Virgin Islands voting for the Republican presidential nomination,” he wrote. “Let’s win these caucuses and defeat crooked Joe Biden. Let’s make America great again!”
As Trump Force One touched down in Las Vegas, the 45th president celebrated his victory in the Virgin Islands in another post on Truth Social.
“Great news! As we arrived in Nevada and were preparing to go to the caucuses, we just received word that all delegates in the Virgin Islands caucuses won by a landslide with about 75% of the vote. “I just called the people involved to thank them,” he wrote.
“They are celebrating and having a great time. They deserve it!” Today has become a very important day for your favorite presidents, Republicans and Democrats! ”
Trump Force One lands in Las Vegas, Nevada… pic.twitter.com/a9GuAUYNaW
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸 (@DanScavino) February 9, 2024
President Trump and the Rev. Ryan Binkley, who failed to win any delegates in either Iowa or New Hampshire, are the only two candidates on the ballot in Trump’s state of Nevada. dominated Months of polling included far more prominent opponents at the time.
