Donald Trump won the Republican Party's internal elections, on Saturday, in two new US states, Missouri and Michigan, according to media reports, moving a little closer to running for the presidential elections in November.
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In Missouri, the billionaire Republican crushed his rival, Nikki Haley, by winning all the caucuses held in the state, according to the New York Times. In Michigan, Trump won the votes of the 39 delegates elected during a caucus that included about 2,000 activists, CNN reported. Earlier in the week, the former president actually won Michigan's remaining 16 delegates, who were chosen in the primary.
Republicans in a third state, Idaho, also voted on Saturday to nominate their candidate, but the result was not immediately announced.
The ballots held in Missouri, Michigan and Idaho were hybrid internal elections with different rules, which in some cases reflected disagreement and tension despite the influence of Donald Trump.
The former president has won every primary election held so far. His new victories on Saturday come three days before “Super Tuesday” on March 5, a crucial meeting during which 15 states hold their primaries for the Democratic and Republican parties simultaneously. Democratic President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will almost certainly be nominated by their parties.
