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Michigan Primary 2024 : Donald Trump wins the GOP primary alongside Joe Biden
Donald Trump and Joe Biden both clinch Michigan Primary wins, continuing path to a general election matchup.
The race for the White House in 2024 is heating up as former US President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden have both clinched victories in the Michigan primaries.
The former president has won all the 2024 GOP contests so far.
Michigan Republicans have decided to split their delegates between the primary and a party convention on Saturday.
The primary will only determine 16 of the 55 Republican delegates, while the rest will be decided by the convention votes.
Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency after losing to Biden in 2020, has defeated his last remaining rival in the Republican field, Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the UN and the daughter of Indian immigrants. Trump won by a huge margin of more than 66 per cent, while Haley only managed to get about 28 per cent of the votes.
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This is the sixth consecutive win for Trump, who has dominated the Republican primaries so far, winning in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, the US Virgin Islands and South Carolina. He even beat Haley in her home state of South Carolina on February 24.
Trump's legal trouble could create some hurdles
The former president’s impressive performance has boosted his chances of securing the Republican nomination for the November election. He is expected to face more competition on March 5, when the “Super Tuesday” will take place, with 15 states and one US territory holding their primaries.
However, Trump also faces serious legal troubles, as he is indicted on four criminal charges, including conspiracy and vote-rigging in the 2020 election. His first trial is set to start in New York City on March 25.
On the Democratic side, Biden has also easily won the Michigan primary, defeating his main challenger, Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips. Biden received nearly 80 per cent of the votes, while Phillips only got 2 per cent.
