Trump won at least 17 of 40 delegates, with Haley and DeSantis taking five each.
- Donald Trump will appear in court in New York on Tuesday.
- Iowans braved life-threatening temperatures to vote.
- Republican voters in Iowa consider Trump the best candidate.
Former US President Donald Trump decisively won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, cementing his status as the Republican favorite in his bid to retake the White House in 2024.
Trump secured a third consecutive presidential nomination by defeating former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a widely anticipated election. cnn reported.
Trump won at least 17 of 40 delegates, with Haley and DeSantis taking five each, according to provisional counts. The statewide race began about 30 minutes after voting began.
“THANK YOU IOWA, I LOVE YOU ALL!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
DeSantis and Haley are aiming for a strong second place in convincing donors and supporters of their challenges to Trump.
DeSantis had focused on Iowa and a third-place finish could increase pressure to end his candidacy. Polls show him far behind Trump and Haley in New Hampshire, where Republicans will choose their candidate eight days later. Reuters reported.
Trump's resounding victory points to his continued dominance over the Republican Party, even as he faces mounting legal problems, including four criminal indictments.
Trump will appear in court in New York on Tuesday as a jury decides whether he should pay more damages to a writer who won a $5 million jury award for sexual assault and defamation. Al Jazeera reported.
Iowans braved dangerous temperatures to gather at more than 1,600 schools, community centers and other sites for the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses, as the 2024 presidential campaign officially began after months of debates, rallies and announcements.
Many Republican voters in Iowa see Trump as the best candidate to address their concerns about the economy, record levels of refugee and migrant arrivals at the southern border and global instability.
“We need something different from what we are doing now. It does not work. I was making more money than ever and now I'm more broke than ever,” said David Brunell, a 32-year-old Trump supporter. Al Jazeera before the electoral assemblies.
