Trump tells Joe Biden ‘You’re fired’ as he wins South Carolina Republican primary
In a rambling victory speech, Donald Trump told Joe Biden “You’re fired” after the former president defeated Nikki Haley in the South Carolina GOP primary.
The former president claimed his fourth straight primary win on Saturday night (24 February).
“We’re going to be up here on 5 November, and we’re going to look at Joe Biden,” Mr Trump said as the crown loudly cheered him.
“He’s destroying our country and we’re gonna say ‘Joe, you’re fired. Get out. Get out, Joe. You’re fired.’”
Earlier in the day, Mr Trump compared himself to Al Capone and said migrants were like Hannibal Lecter claiming they are coming from “insane asylums” during his almost 90-minute meandering and ominous speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
The former president was speaking about his anti-Biden messaging efforts on Saturday, saying that “migrant crime” is a “new category of crime”.
He also boasted about how he hadn’t stepped down in the face of several indictments and felony charges when other indicted politicians would have.
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The former president has yet to officially lock up the party’s nomination but is widely considered to be on the verge of doing so following this weekend’s win in the South Carolina primary, and very favourable polling ahead of Tuesday’s contest in Michigan.
Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 21:45
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Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 21:15
The most bizarre things said at CPAC 2024
A sleepy and half-empty CPAC convened for its first gathering in 2024 at the Gaylord National Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, but there were still plenty of wild and unsubstantiated claims to be made.
Here are some of the most bizarre things said even before Donald Trump took to the stage:
Gustaf Kilander25 February 2024 20:45
Number two Senate Republican endorses Trump
Senator John Thune is endorsing Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, Fox News reports.
The number two Senate Republican said that the South Carolina primary results “make clear” that the former president will be the party’s nominee.
Mr Thune and Mr Trump spoke by phone after the state primary race was called for the former president, the network reports.
Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 20:13
Trump says Prince Harry would be ‘on his own’ if he becomes US president again
Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports:
Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 19:45
Donald Trump calls wife Melania ‘Mercedes’ in CPAC speech
Former president Donald Trump called Melania ‘Mercedes’ as he praised his wife during a speech in Washington DC. The crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gave the former First Lady a standing ovation as Mr Trump described how “people love her”. “Oh look at that Mercedes, that’s pretty good” he said as the audience stood and applauded. The GOP presidential hopeful was making the keynote speech on 24 February on the same day as voters head to the polls in the South Carolina primary.
Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 19:15
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Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 19:00
Trump boasts about not resigning in disgrace over his multiple scandals
“The only crime I’ve committed is defending America,” Mr Trump said during his speech on Saturday.
Katie Hawkinson has the story:
Oliver O’Connell25 February 2024 18:45
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