Former President Donald Trump secured victories in Republican presidential primaries across five states on Tuesday, as projected by The Associated Press. These wins were in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.
Trump actively campaigned in Ohio over the weekend, endorsing businessman Bernie Moreno in the competitive GOP Senate primary. The victories follow his previous success in clinching the 2024 Republican presidential nomination after last week's contests.
The timing of Trump's presumptive nomination aligns with President Biden's clinching of the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential race. Both candidates are set to formally become their party's nominees at the Democratic and Republican national conventions later this summer.
The 2024 election is now in full swing, marking the first rematch for the presidency since 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated former Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Trump's candidacy marks his third consecutive bid for the White House, with his last rival, former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, exiting the race after Super Tuesday in early March.
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