Donald Trump's landslide victory in Iowa makes him the Republicans' "clear favorite" in the presidential race, Joe Biden, himself running for re-election, said Monday. "He's the other side's clear favorite at this point," he said on social media X, in a message appealing for donations.
Former President Donald Trump won the first of the Republican primaries in Iowa on Monday night, cementing his status as the right's frontrunner for November's presidential election. The 77-year-old tycoon, who has four criminal charges, leaves his main rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis far behind, although the results are still provisional and estimates continue to evolve.
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I think it's time now for everyone, for our country to unite... Whether it's Republicans or Democrats or liberals or conservatives," the former president, known for his usually offensive rhetoric, told supporters in Des Moines in the Midwestern state.
On Monday evening, Republican candidate for the White House Vivek Ramaswamy announced that he was dropping out of the race and supporting Donald Trump. "We are going to suspend this presidential campaign," said the man who won about 7% of the vote according to provisional results. "There is no possible path for me to be the next president ... I called Donald Trump to tell him that I congratulate him on his victory and that from now on he will have my full support for the presidency," he added.