Donald Trump with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster at a primary election party in Columbia. Credit: Andrew Harnik | AP
By Maria Ortiz
Feb 24, 2024, 7:43 PM EST
Former President Donald Trump cruised to victory Saturday in the South Carolina Republican primary, easily defeating former Gov. Nikki Haley in her home state and moving closer to the Republican presidential nomination in the 2024 election.
The Associated Press and television networks called the race for Trump shortly after polls closed in South Carolina at 7 p.m.
Trump, who also won the convention delegate elections in Iowa and New Hampshire, is on track to win the GOP nomination, despite the prospect of up to four criminal trials and several civil proceedings ahead of him in the coming years. months.