Donald Trump served with headache as Republican Party ‘split’ leaves ex-president ‘vulnerable’

Donald Trump served with headache as Republican Party ‘split’ leaves ex-president ‘vulnerable’

WATCH NOW: Greg Swenson claims Donald Trump is 'vulnerable' ahead of US election

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Georgia Pearce

By Georgia Pearce


Published: 24/01/2024

- 11:54

Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary ballot with over 54 per cent of the vote

Donald Trump has been warned that his position is "vulnerable", as the former US President continues to dominate the primary ballots.

On Tuesday night, Trump secured his second victory in New Hampshire after taking over 54 per cent of the voting support.


Runner-up Nikki Haley came in almost 10 per cent behind Trump, winning 43.7 per cent of the voters.

Haley declared that the race between her and the former President is "far from over", remaining hopeful for her own state South Carolina in the next round of ballots.

Donald Trump and Greg Swenson

Greg Swenson says Donald Trump is 'vulnerable' ahead of the US election

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Hitting back at Haley, Trump took to the stage following his win to rebut her claims and fumed "you can’t let people get away with bulls***t."

He mocked Haley, raging: "Who the hell was the imposter who went up on stage before and claimed a victory? She failed badly… She didn’t win. She lost."

Discussing Trump's two victories under his belt, Chair of Republicans Overseas UK Greg Swenson warned of a "split" within the Republican party, as the candidates continue their bitter battle in the primaries.

Host Jacob Rees-Mogg highlighted that although he won 51 per cent of the vote in the Iowa Caucus, 49 per cent "didn't want him".

Swenson told GB News: "It might show a split for the Republican Party. All the momentum is with President Trump and it was seen as a major victory and in many ways it was.

"If you look at him as a non-incumbent candidate, he broke every record for non-incumbent both in terms of the absolute numbers as well as the margin over the second place finisher."

Swenson then explained: "In many ways he overachieved, but you have to consider him in some ways as an incumbent president, and an incumbent president should be running at 90 or better within his own party. So that shows a potential split in the party."

Swenson predicted an expected "climb" for Trump from the 50 per cent margin to possibly 60 or 70, as the ballots continue across America.

Greg Swenson

Greg Swenson told Jacob Rees-Mogg that the Republican Party is 'split' as Trump dominates the polls

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Trump was criticised by Swenson for not participating in the New Hampshire candidate debate, and has previously skipped all previous Republican primary debates.

Branded "arrogant" by Swenson, he told GB News that the former leader's arrogance "shouldn't shock anyone".

Swenson added: "I would love to have seen Trump in the debates and it would have probably exposed him and given some some of his opponents an opportunity to pick up some ground.

"However I have to admit it, tactically it was a smart move. It was it turned out to be a really wise move by Trump not to do the debates, and look at the momentum he has had in the last few weeks."

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