Trump and Biden secure their parties’ nominations to run in the presidential elections
In the first confrontation for the second time in a row in the US presidential elections, current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their parties’ nominations for next November.
This confrontation was the first of its kind in elections in nearly 70 years.
Biden, who needed the votes of 1,968 delegates to win the nomination, surpassed that number as primary results began to emerge in several states, including Georgia, Mississippi, Washington state and the Northern Mariana Islands.
On the other hand, Trump received the votes of 1,215 delegates, which are the votes he needs to secure the Republican presidential nomination.
Four states have held elections, including Georgia, where Trump faces criminal charges over his attempts to overturn the state’s results in the 2020 election.
After announcing that he had won the Democratic nomination, Biden issued a statement targeting Trump’s “campaign of resentment and revenge,” considering it to threaten the idea of ”establishing” the United States.
These results were largely expected, after the last contender for the Republican nomination, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, withdrew from the presidential race, following Trump’s dominant performance last week.
On the other hand, Biden faced only token opposition in the Democratic primaries, despite his support for the Israeli war in Gaza, which convinced a minority of Democrats to vote for the non-committed option instead.
