Haley Wins GOP Primary In Washington, D.C.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will win the Republican presidential primary in Washington, D.C., CNN projects, after three days of voting in the party’s only capital polling location – a downtown hotel.

Haley’s DC victory is her first of the primary. I Photo: Nikki Haley Facebook

Haley’s victory – her first of the primary – comes on the eve of what is expected to be a decisive week in the GOP primary, as she attempts one last stand as the race turns national.

Gregory Krieg reported for CNN, “It’s not surprising that Republicans closest to Washington dysfunction are rejecting Donald Trump and all his chaos,” said Haley spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas in a statement that touted the former governor as the first woman to win a GOP presidential primary.

The Trump campaign, in a statement, sought to spin Haley’s win into a loss. “Tonight’s results in Washington D.C. reaffirm the object of President Trump’s campaign — he will drain the swamp and put America first,” said Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

“The swamp has claimed their queen.” Haley’s camp shrugged off the claim, saying Trump is the swamp.

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