Donald Trump storms to victory in Iowa by incredible margin as Ramaswamy QUITS after admitting defeat
Donald Trump won Iowa by a huge margin
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Donald Trump stormed to victory in the Republican party's Iowa caucuses last night, with US media outlets projecting he took home more than 50 per cent of the vote.
The result is the first step in a process that will likely see the former president confirmed as the Republican candidate for November's election as he seeks a return to the White House.
Figures from the Edison Research Projection suggest Trump will win a minimum of 20 Iowa delegates, while Ron Desantis will win eight, Nikki Haley sevent and Vivek Ramaswamy three. Two delegates are still yet to be allocated.
But following a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the presidential race.
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He added that he had spoken to Trump and now plans to endorse him.
Ramaswamy told supporters on Monday: "There is no path for me to be the next president absent things that we don't want to see happen in this country.
"Now, going forward, he will have my full endorsement for the presidency. And I think we're going to do the right thing for this country," he said.
"And so I'm going to ask you, to follow me in taking our America First movement to the next level."
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An estimate of 100,000 Republicans voted in the caucuses on Monday, according to Iowa Republican party chairman Jeff Kaufmann.
A big win for Trump would also back his claim that he is the only candidate able to mount a serious challenge to President Biden.
Posting on social media, Joe Biden said that his predecessor is "the clear front runner on the other side."
The president said: "This election was always going to be you and me vs. extreme MAGA Republicans. It was true yesterday and it'll be true tomorrow."
A big win for Trump would also back his claim that he is the only candidate able to mount a serious challenge to President Biden
ReutersAs the results came in, Haley congratulated Trump on his victory but warned that both he and Joe Biden "lack a vision for our country’s future because both are consumed by the past, by investigations, by vendettas, by grievances."
Trump is leading aggregated Republican primary polls nationwide by more than 50 points, with the support of around 61 per cent of voters.
The former president described his opponents as "talented" people and calling for the party to "come together."