Former U.S. President Donald Trump won eight states including Texas in the Republican presidential primary elections, according to American television networks, as results from the "Super Tuesday" elections began to emerge, covering 15 states for the party's presidential nomination. The former president, who is seeking a vigorous return to the White House after being ousted by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, is expected to achieve a sweeping victory in all 15 states on Tuesday as he aims for the Republican nomination.
Trump expressed his gratitude on his "Truth Social" platform to the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, all of which he won while votes were still being counted in the other Super Tuesday states. His competitor, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, was unable to impede Trump's strong lead for the nomination, but she has so far refused to drop out of the race.
On the Democratic side, Biden secured victories in 11 states, according to reports from U.S. networks. Surveys from the media organization "Real Clear Politics" show that the 77-year-old Trump leads his primary opponents by a margin of 65 points, and holds a two-point advantage over President Joe Biden in the upcoming November presidential elections.
