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‘Disaster for Biden,’ rages Donald Trump as he & President Joe are named presumptive nominees after latest primary wins
With both the presumptive candidates, it appears the 2024 presidential race will be a rematch
PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Donald Trump are officially set to face off in November now that both 2024 hopefuls have secured enough delegates for their respective party's nominations.
The rematch is all but certain after each candidate won their primaries in Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington on Tuesday night.
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Biden surpassed the 1,968 delegates needed for his nomination by winning in Georgia and he was named the victor in the and Washington Democratic primaries hours later.
He was awarded 2,107 delegates while Trump passed his goal of 1,215, earning 1,228 before Hawaii's results were in.
As both Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, clinched their nominations, the new GOP candidate remained relatively unbothered, instead posting fiery updates about the Hur report, which delved into Biden's conduct surrounding classified document storage and use.
In early February, special counsel Robert Hur announced that Biden would not face criminal charges after he “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” from his time as Barack Obama’s vice president.
"The Hur Report was revealed today! A disaster for Biden, a two-tiered standard of justice" Trump wrote on on Tuesday night after largely ignoring the day's primaries.
In testimony on Tuesday, Hur made it clear that the decision against charging Biden was not an exoneration.
“I did not exonerate him. That word does not appear in the report,” Hur said.
Trump has long been preparing to face Biden as his adversary come November, noting as much ahead of Tuesday's primaries on CNBC.
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“I assume he’s going to be the candidate,” Trump said of Biden.
“I’m his only opponent other than life, life itself.”
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump sweep the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday according to predictions
As he entered the primaries in Mississippi, Washington, and Georgia, Biden battled a growing movement from voters fed up with his handling of the Israel-Palenstine conflict.
“If you really want our votes, if you want to win this election, you’re going to have to show a little bit more either support of Palestinian liberation — that’s something that’s very important to us — and ceasing funds to Israel,” said Bella Rivera, a preschool teacher who spoke to AP.
In January, over 100,000 votes went to the uncommitted choice on the ballot, which cost Biden two delegates.
BIDEN'S CELEBRATION
Following his victory in Georgia, Biden posted a fiery celebratory video to X, formerly Twitter.
The was captioned, "Democratic Party Nominee."
"Clinched the nomination," appeared over the video in large script before the president's voice began narrating.
"This is a time of choosing. So let us choose the truth. Let us choose America," he began.
"Today is the day to call to action, with your voice, with your power, with your vote."
The presumptive nominee went on to call voters to action, leaning into the idea of power in numbers, and asking his constituency to show up at the polls.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"Are you ready to defend democracy?"
Biden's victory video is in line with the campaign he has run thus far which targets Trump as an enemy of democracy.
In a statement released by Biden's team on Tuesday night, the president said, "The threat Trump poses is greater than ever.
"Donald Trump is running a campaign of resentment, revenge, and retribution that threatens the very idea of America.
"He is glorifying dictators and pledging to become one himself on day one."
Trump, meanwhile, is facing charges in Georgia over his alleged efforts to and overturn Biden’s victory in the state.
He faces 91 felony counts in four criminal cases as he heads toward the 2024 presidential race.
While Biden secured his nomination early with Georgia's primary, Trump remained just shy of enough delegates for the GOP nomination following the state's results, having missed the 50% threshold needed to clinch it.
Later Tuesday night, Trump secured a win in the GOP Mississippi and Washington primaries, as called by AP, with Washington solidifying his 2024 presidential candidacy.
It has also been confirmed that Trump won the Republican presidential caucuses in Hawaii.
With 95% of the votes in, the race was after Trump won 97% of the vote.
Nikki Haley trailed behind with 1.6% of the votes while Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy each got less than 0.7%.
Top Legal Battles Trump Faces
- Stormy Daniels Hush Money: Trump stands accused of falsifying business records allegedly connected to $130,000 of hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
- Classified Documents: Trump has been accused of mishandling classified documents after he left office and storing them at his Mar-A-Lago estate. He could face 100 years in prison if convicted.
- 2020 Election Subversion: Trump has been charged with four counts of illegally subverting the election results and the peaceful transfer of power related to his actions leading up to the January 6 riot.
- Georgia Election Interference: Trump and 18 others have been accused of attempting to alter the outcome of the 2020 election in Georgia by pressuring local officials and election workers.
- Ballot Disqualification: The Supreme Court is set to rule whether Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from the ballot over allegedly engaging in an “insurrection” can stand.
- New York Civil Suit: Trump stands accused of fraudulently increasing the value of his New York properties to inflate his net worth. He could be fined hundreds of millions of dollars.
'WE WILL NOT FAIL'
Following his presumptive nomination, Trump posted on to celebrate and bash his opposition.
"It is my great honor to be representing the Republican Party as its Presidential Nominee. Our Party is UNITED and STRONG," he began.
"We will WIN the Presidential Election of 2024," he vowed.
"We will not fail, we will take back our once great Country, put AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN - GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE.
"November 5th will go down as the most important day in the history of our Country!"
Fervent Trump supporters replied to his vitriol with gusto.
"It will be our honor to have you as President again soon!!" wrote one voter.
"It will be my great honor to cast my vote for you a third time," added another.
Meanwhile, Biden's X post was met with both celebration and rage.
"Let's do this, sir. Thank you for the amazing job you have done so far. FOUR MORE YEARS," wrote one X user.
"Yes, this was like a bolt outta the BLUE!!! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!" added another.
Despite some support, plenty of other commenters slammed the current president.
"No one is above the law, except for Joe Biden," one person said, referencing Biden dodging trial in his classified documents case.
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"Where? Haven’t we gone low enough?" another X user added.
What are Trump and Biden's platforms?
A look at what issues matter most to the candidates.
Biden's talking points:
- The importance of democracy after the January 6 attack on the Capitol
- Advocate for abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with a 6-3 judgment in 2022
- His Build Back Better plan, the $2.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill introduced in 2021
- Support for Ukraine and Israel while they are at war
- Highlight the strong US economy and low unemployment rates during his presidency
Trump's talking points:
- Slam issues at the US-Mexico border, which was a critical talking point for his 2016 win
- Criticize the slew of criminal and civil lawsuits filed against him
- Applaud the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Discuss a plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, although he hasn't said which country he wants to win
- Advocate for parents' rights to regulate and restrict discussion of gender, sexuality, and race in schools
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