The Trump campaign criticized Nikki Haley as "Queen of the Swamp" after she won her first GOP primary in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
Haley clinched the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, marking her inaugural triumph in the 2024 campaign season. The win on Sunday disrupted Donald Trump's prevalence in the GOP voting contests, though the disgraced former president is expected to pick up several hundred more delegates in the upcoming Super Tuesday races this week.
Despite facing setbacks earlier in the campaign, Haley declared her commitment to stay in the race through the upcoming contests, refraining from pinpointing specific primaries where she anticipated victory. Haley remained persistent after her defeat in her home state of South Carolina, citing the importance of offering voters an alternative to Trump, who has maintained a stronghold in the campaign thus far.
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Supporters wait for Haley to take the stage at a campaign event in South Burlington, Vermont (Getty Images)Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, wrote on X (Twitter): "Tonight’s results in Washington D.C. reaffirm the object of President Trump’s campaign — he will drain the swamp and put America first. While Nikki has been soundly rejected throughout the rest of America, she was just crowned Queen of the Swamp by the lobbyists and DC insiders that want to protect the failed status quo. The swamp has claimed their queen."
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Leavitt added: "President Trump will fight for every American who is being let down by these very DC insiders and devastated by Joe Biden’s failures." Haley was declared the victor Sunday night securing all 19 delegates at stake, after the release of results by D.C. Republican Party officials.
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Haley spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said in a statement: "It’s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos." She added that Haley became the first woman to win a Republican primary in history.
Washington, D.C., known for its predominantly Democratic leanings, harbours a modest Republican base, with only around 23,000 registered Republicans in the city. Despite its partisan landscape, Haley's victory underscored a shift within the Republican ranks in the capital.
Haley rallied supporters in a hotel ballroom in the nation's capital before continuing her campaign trail across Super Tuesday states. Asserting her viability as a candidate, Haley emphasized her appeal to moderate and independent-leaning voters.
Notably, a significant portion of her supporters in South Carolina's GOP primary identified as moderates, contrasting with Trump's predominantly conservative base. While Trump secured a victory in the 2020 D.C. primary, Haley's win this year mirrors previous victories by more centrist Republicans like Mitt Romney and John McCain in past elections.
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