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She was given 63 percent, compared to Donald J. ‘s 33 percent. Trump, becoming the first woman to win a Republican presidential primary. But only about 2,000 more people voted.
By Maggie Astor
Nikki Haley won the No. 1 Republican spot in Washington, D. C. , on Sunday, recording her first victory after a series of losses to former President Donald J. Trump, who responded bitterly on social media, saying he had intentionally walked away from the race “because it’s the ‘Swamp. ‘”
Ms. Haley won about 63% of the vote to Mr. Haley’s 33%. Trump, according to the Associated Press, thus secured the 19 available delegates and became the first woman to win a Republican presidential primary. But Mr. Trump remains well placed to secure the nomination later this month.
Voting in Washington was minimal: just over 2,000 Republicans voted in this Democratic-majority city, compared with 110,000 in Iowa, 325,000 in New Hampshire and 757,000 in South Carolina.
Ms. Haley seemed to acknowledge this in an article about X. “Thank you, DC!” She wrote. We fight for every inch of it. “
But Trump couldn’t let that thumbs go. On his social media site, he falsely claimed that Ms. Haley had “spent all of her time, money, and effort” on it. He never used her name, referring to her through his derogatory nickname of “Birdbrain”.
Ms. Haley tried to tap into Washington’s symbolism, which is precisely the Republicans’ favorite position, writing, “Republicans closest to Washington’s mess know that Donald Trump has brought all the chaos and division for the past 8 years. “
Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump, said in a statement that Haley “was just crowned Swamp Queen thanks to lobbyists and Washington insiders who need to protect the failed prestige quo. “
The race now shifts to the 15 states that will hold Republican elections on Super Tuesday, March 5. While it’s not mathematically imaginable that Trump will secure the nomination for now, he may come closer with good results on Super Tuesday and position himself to do so in the coming weeks.
Maggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, politics, campaigns, and how political systems affect underrepresented or marginalized teams. Learn more about Maggie Astor
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