17 Jan 2024

Trump wins in Iowa

From Morning Report, 8:38 am on 17 January 2024

Former President Donald Trump has taken a resounding victory in the first Republican Presidential caucus ahead of this year's big election.

Snowstorms didn't deter Trump's supporters. He won the Iowa vote by more than 30 points over his nearest rival, Ron DeSantis, setting a record for victory margins in the Republican primary vote.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowans voted today in the state’s caucuses for the first contest in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating process. Trump has been projected winner of the Iowa caucus.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Getty via AFP

The vote in Iowa kicks off presidential primary season in the US, where voters decide who they want to be the Republican nominee to face-off against Joe Biden.

US Correspondent Philip Crowther spoke to Ben Strang.