Former President Trump’s victory within the South Carolina Republican main Saturday night time rapidly sparked a response from conservatives on social media, a lot of whom mentioned they consider GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley ought to step apart and drop out of the race.
The first was known as for the previous president and 2024 GOP frontrunner simply moments after polls closed Saturday night time, with Trump saying he seems to be 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 put up 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.”
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 mentioned the “(proverbial) lady is now (metaphorically) singing. Trump won. It’s over. Haley should drop out now.”
Radio host and former presidential candidate Larry Elder mentioned that Haley “loses and declares victory.”
Haley, nonetheless, has mentioned 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 mentioned. “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 mentioned.
Commentator Jesse Kelly known as on Trump to take a forward-looking method 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 said.
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When requested by Fox Information Digital whether or not he needed Nikki Haley to drop out of the race, Trump informed Fox Information 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 told 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 Information’ Emily Robertson, Aubrie Spady and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.