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Former President Trump’s victory within the South Carolina Republican major Saturday evening shortly sparked a response from conservatives on social media, a lot of whom stated they consider GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley ought to step apart and drop out of the race.
The first was known as for the previous president and 2024 GOP frontrunner simply moments after polls closed Saturday evening, with Trump saying he seems to be ahead to delivering his signature line to President Biden: “Joe, you’re fired.”
“Congratulations to President Trump on one other DOMINANT major election victory in SC,” Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds wrote in a put up on X. “Nikki Haley has misplaced BIG in each major & she’s now misplaced her residence state. It’s clear Republicans need President Trump to be our nominee & Nikki Haley has no pathway to victory.”
TRUMP WINS SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY AGAINST HALEY IN HER HOME STATE, MOVES CLOSER TO CLINCHING GOP NOMINATION
Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall additionally weighed in on Trump’s victory, writing on X, “Congratulations to President Trump for his landslide victory in South Carolina. It is previous time for the GOP to finish this political major charade and unite behind the clear nominee, Donald J. Trump.”
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah stated the “(proverbial) woman is now (metaphorically) singing. Trump gained. It’s over. Haley ought to drop out now.”
TRUMP ‘REALLY NOT THINKING ABOUT’ HALEY AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY, SAYS HE’S FOCUSED ON BEATING BIDEN
Radio host and former presidential candidate Larry Elder stated that Haley “loses and declares victory.”
Haley, nevertheless, has stated she is staying within the race.
“I’m a girl of my phrase. I’m not giving up this combat when a majority of People disapprove of each Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” she advised supporters.
“In the present day, in South Carolina, we’re getting round 40% of the vote. That’s about what we bought in New Hampshire too. I’m an accountant. I do know 40% is just not 50%. However I additionally know 40% is just not some tiny group,” she stated. “There are enormous numbers of voters in our Republican primaries who’re saying they need another.”
“We’re headed to Michigan tomorrow. And we’re headed to the Tremendous Tuesday states all through all of subsequent week,” she stated.
Commentator Jesse Kelly known as on Trump to take a forward-looking strategy as he took one other step nearer to turning into the nominee.
“Time for Workforce Trump to tighten up messaging and cease speaking about Nikki Haley. And Ron DeSantis. Take the W and concentrate on Biden. Completely zero profit comes from blasting those you’ve overwhelmed,” he stated.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Photographs)
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When requested by Fox Information Digital whether or not he needed Nikki Haley to drop out of the race, Trump advised Fox Information Digital that he’s “actually not desirous about that… I am not desirous about it.”
“I’m actually desirous about we have now to beat Joe Biden,” he advised Fox Information Digital. “I don’t know if she’s within the race in any respect, as a result of, you realize, I’ve set data in each single state. I’m undecided that she’s actually within the race.”
Fox Information’ Emily Robertson, Aubrie Spady and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox Information. Story ideas may be despatched by way of e mail and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
