Trump lead Ron DeSanctis (21%) and Nikki Haley (19%) in the Iowa Caucus for the Republican Primary. This is the largest margin of victory ever recorded in Iowa, which marks the beginning of GOP Primary season.
Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his campaign following a tenacious 8% gain in the Iowa Caucus. He joined Trump afterwards at his victory speech. Vivek outlined his vision for America and declared his support for Trump, who echoed it a moment later, stating “we will be working with Vivek for many years” over chants of “VP” from the crowd.
“Wow, how was that? Pretty good right? That was pretty good, and, he’s a fantastic guy, and he’s got something that’s very special, because he started off with a zippo and he got- he ended up very strong. He did a great job. I was very surprised when he called because he was doing well, and it’s an honor to have his endorsement. He’s going to be working with us, and he’s going to be working with us for a long time. “ Trump went on to smile to his supporters.
Nikki Haley ended up third by 2.1 points, but neither her nor DeSanctis seem to have a path to the White House unless Trump is declared ineligible by any of the number of indictments being leveraged against him from across the country, Trump leads DeSantis by 30 points.