Taking on Trump for the GOP nomination was always a fool’s errand

Published January 16, 2024 10:26am ET



A year and two months after he launched his campaign to return to the White House, former President Donald Trump showed again that he is most attuned to Republican voters.

In a historic romp that was called barely half an hour after the doors of caucus sites closed, Trump won the Iowa caucuses to start the 2024 race for the White House and take the first step toward his renomination as the standard-bearer of the Republican Party.

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