Donald Trump makes savage dig at rivals as he wins primary as Haley skips vote
Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses after his last major rival, Nikki Haley skipped the event saying the contest unfairly favoured Mr Trump.
Instead the former UN ambassador Hayley ran in Nevada's symbolic state-run presidential primary on Tuesday, when she finished behind the "none of these candidates" option.
The only contest in the state that counts towards the nomination for the Republican party is the caucuses attended by Trump, which has secured him most, if not all, of the state's 26 delegates.
"We're leading everybody," Mr Trump told his supporters during a brief victory speech in Las Vegas. "Is there any way we can call the election for next Tuesday? That's all I want."
He told the crowd he was eager to declare victory in the primary in Mrs Haley's home state of South Carolina on February 24. Mrs Haley, who won two elections as governor, is hoping her local roots give her an edge in the state, but Trump remains popular amongst the deeply conservative electorate there.
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The intense grassroots support which caucuses require candidates to harness to win means the Nevada caucuses were seen as especially skewed in Trump’s favour.
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Trump said he wanted to call the election for next Tuesday, following his win in Nevada (Getty Images)Nevada’s state party barred candidates from running both in the primary and caucuses last year as well as restricting the role of super PACs in a move which has been seen as giving Trump a greater edge in the state.
While elections offer flexibility, with polls open for most of the day and absentee or early voting, caucuses typically require voters to turn up in person at a certain day or time, meaning that they tend to favour candidates with greater grass roots support and more mobilised supporters.
Mr Trump's win in Nevada gives him most of the state's 26 delegates. He needs to gather 1,215 delegates to officially claim the Republican presidential nomination. He could reach that number in March.
While Trump may be dominating in the primaries he is still in unprecedented jeopardy for a major candidate.
A federal appeals panel rejected his claims that he is immune from prosecution this week, ruling that he can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The US Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in a case trying to keep Mr Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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