Former President Donald Trump will add a victory in the Nevada Republican caucuses on Thursday to his victories in Iowa and New Hampshire as he continues his march toward his party's 2024 presidential nomination.
Trump faces no major opposition in Nevada's second election in three days. The state Republican Party chose to ignore the results of Tuesday's state primary and instead award its 26 delegates based on the results of Thursday's caucuses.
The party also banned candidates who ran in the primary, including Trump's last remaining major opponent, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, from appearing on the caucus ballot.
Trump's political destiny faced a trial beyond the ballot box on Thursday. Hours earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the former president's actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol make him ineligible for office.
Nevada Republicans aren't the only ones meeting Thursday. The U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory that participates in the presidential nominating process but not the general election, also holds Republican caucuses in which both Trump and Haley compete for its four delegates.
Earlier this week, Haley faced an embarrassing result in Nevada when she finished second to “none of these candidates” in the non-binding primary, a result that likely reflected many Republican voters' preference for Trump in a state they gives the option to express your opinions. Dissatisfaction with all candidates on the ballot.
Read more about Republican caucuses tonight.
