Former President Trump’s victory within the South Carolina Republican main Saturday night time rapidly sparked a response from conservatives on social media, lots of whom stated they imagine GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley ought to step apart and drop out of the race.
The main was known as for the previous president and 2024 GOP frontrunner simply moments after polls closed Saturday night time, with Trump saying he appears ahead to delivering his signature line to President Biden: “Joe, you’re fired.”
“Congratulations to President Trump on another DOMINANT primary election victory in SC,” Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds wrote in a submit on X. “Nikki Haley has lost BIG in every primary & she’s now lost her home state. It’s clear Republicans want President Trump to be our nominee & Nikki Haley has no pathway to victory.”
TRUMP WINS SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY AGAINST HALEY IN HER HOME STATE, MOVES CLOSER TO CLINCHING GOP NOMINATION
Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall additionally weighed in on Trump’s victory, writing on X, “Congratulations to President Trump for his landslide victory in South Carolina. It’s past time for the GOP to end this political primary charade and unite behind the clear nominee, Donald J. Trump.”
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah stated the “(proverbial) lady is now (metaphorically) singing. Trump won. It’s over. Haley should drop out now.”
TRUMP ‘REALLY NOT THINKING ABOUT’ HALEY AFTER SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY, SAYS HE’S FOCUSED ON BEATING BIDEN
Radio host and former presidential candidate Larry Elder stated that Haley “loses and declares victory.”
Haley, nevertheless, has stated she is staying within the race.
“I’m a woman of my word. I’m not giving up this fight when a majority of Americans disapprove of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden,” she informed supporters.
“Today, in South Carolina, we’re getting around 40% of the vote. That’s about what we got in New Hampshire too. I’m an accountant. I know 40% is not 50%. But I also know 40% is not some tiny group,” she stated. “There are huge numbers of voters in our Republican primaries who are saying they want an alternative.”
“We’re headed to Michigan tomorrow. And we’re headed to the Super Tuesday states throughout all of next week,” she stated.
Commentator Jesse Kelly known as on Trump to take a forward-looking strategy as he took one other step nearer to changing into the nominee.
“Time for Team Trump to tighten up messaging and stop talking about Nikki Haley. And Ron DeSantis. Take the W and focus on Biden. Absolutely zero benefit comes from blasting the ones you’ve beaten,” he stated.
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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
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When requested by Fox News Digital whether or not he needed Nikki Haley to drop out of the race, Trump informed Fox News Digital that he’s “really not thinking about that… I’m not thinking about it.”
“I’m really thinking about we have to beat Joe Biden,” he informed Fox News Digital. “I don’t know if she’s in the race at all, because, you know, I have set records in every single state. I’m not sure that she’s really in the race.”
Fox News’ Emily Robertson, Aubrie Spady and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.