President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have swept the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday making a White House rematch between them even more likely.
With voting now closed across the US, Biden is believed to have won Democratic nominating contests in 14 states – plus Iowa, where people voted by post.
Meanwhile, Trump is projected to have won 12 Republican contests – further cementing his strong overall lead over Nikki Haley, though Haley has been projected a surprise win in Vermont.
Trump and Biden exchange verbal attacks
Trump has described it as an “amazing day” and launched an attack on Biden, who has responded in kind and insisted “we will win” the presidency in 2024.
Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump focused on his likely rematch with Biden who he called “the worst president in the history of our country”.
The Republican front-runner promised to “take back our country”, vowing that “November 5 [2024] is going to go down as the single most important day in the history of our country”. He called the US-Mexico border “the worst invasion” and said that undocumented immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country”.
Biden, meanwhile, said Trump is “driven by grievance and grift, focused on his own revenge and retribution, not the American people” and is “determined to destroy our democracy, rip away fundamental freedoms like the ability for women to make their own healthcare decisions, and pass another round of billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy.”
Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed Super Tuesday is “an energizing moment” for the Biden-Harris campaign.
“Americans of all backgrounds are showing that they sense the urgency of this election and that they are ready to stand with President Biden and me in this fight to protect our fundamental freedoms,” she said, adding Donald Trump “must be stopped”.
“The president and I know re-election must be earned, and we will continue to put in the work to reach every possible voter,” Harris added. “Winning the fight to protect our fundamental freedoms will require nothing less.”
Delegates needed to secure the nomination
Victorious candidates in the state primaries are being awarded delegates – of which they need a certain number to get their party’s official nod to run for president.
It takes 1,215 of 2,429 delegates to win the Republican nomination and 1,968 of 3,934 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
According to CNN‘s projection for the Republicans Trump has secured 936 delegates and Haley 85. On the Democrats’ side, Biden has secured 1,312 with only 2 uncommitted.
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