Biden Declares ‘Donald Trump Will Be The Nominee’ After NH Victory

President Joe Biden declared that former President Donald Trump “will be the nominee” following Trump’s landslide victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening within the Republican presidential main.

In a press release emailed to Mediaite, Biden framed Trump because the presumptive victor and thanked voters who helped his write-in marketing campaign, which led to him profitable the Democratic main in New Hampshire.

“It is now clear that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee. And my message to the country is the stakes could not be higher. Our Democracy. Our personal freedoms — from the right to choose to the right to vote. Our economy — which has seen the strongest recovery in the world since COVID. All are at stake. I want to thank all those who wrote my name in this evening in New Hampshire,” the assertion learn from Biden.

“It was a historic demonstration of commitment to our democratic process. And I want to say to all those Independents and Republicans who share our commitment to core values of our nation — our Democracy, our personal freedoms, an economy that gives everyone a fair shot — to join us as Americans. Let’s remember. We are the United States of America. And there is nothing — nothing — we can’t do if we do it together,” the assertion added.

After a one-on-one matchup with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, Trump emerged victorious within the New Hampshire GOP main on Tuesday.

Trump used his victory speech to slam Haley after she vowed to proceed her marketing campaign.

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“I said, wow, she’s doing a speech like she won. She didn’t win. She lost,” Trump mentioned on the Sheraton in Nashua. “Let’s not have somebody take a victory when she had a very bad night. She had a very bad night.”

Trump and his group have inspired Haley to withdraw from the competition, arguing that her probabilities of profitable the nomination at the moment are slim given his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Where Haley will not be operating is within the Nevada caucus, which is the following nominating contest and alternative to get delegates. The main then strikes to South Carolina, the house state of Haley, the place Trump is main within the polls.

Turning to face Scott, who Haley had appointed to the Senate, Trump declared that his support for Scott should point out that he actually “hates” Haley. “I simply adore you,” Scott answered.

“We are going to win this. We have no choice. If we don’t win, I think our country is finished,” Trump mentioned.

For her half, Haley is vowing to remain within the race.

Haley spoke to supporters after the race was referred to as and vowed to remain within the race till the top. Despite dropping each Iowa and New Hampshire — whereas additionally trailing huge in Nevada and South Carolina polls — Haley claimed she had a path ahead.

Haley acknowledged her defeat, however was adamant that “we keep moving up.”

“I want to congratulate Donald Trump,” she mentioned earlier than knocking the “political class” for “saying this race is over.”

“With Donald Trump, Republicans have lost almost every competitive election. We lost the Senate. We lost the House. We lost the White House. We lost in 2018. We lost in 2020. And we lost in 2022,” Haley declared.

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“The worst kept secret in politics is how badly the Democrats want to run against Donald Trump,” Haley claimed, including, “a Trump nomination is a Biden win and a Kamala Harris president.”

“Our fight is not over because we have a country to save,” Haley harassed. “New Hampshire is first in the nation, it is not last in the nation. This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina.”

She additionally famous she received “close to half of the vote.”