Trump team pressures DeSantis and Haley to drop out before New Hampshire primary

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DES MOINES, Iowa — After former President Donald Trump‘s landslide win Monday in Iowa, his allies say the race is over and the remaining candidates must drop out now to consolidate Republican support.

Trump won 51% percent of the vote in the opening nominating contest, a massive win over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 21% support and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at 19%. His 30-point victory smashed the previous 13-point margin set by former Sen. Bob Dole’s win in Iowa in 1988 and already forced two competitors to the exits.

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