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Nikki Haley defeats Donald Trump in Washington DC

Nikki Haley defeats Donald Trump in Washington DC

Nikki Haley has defeated Donald Trump in the Republican primaries in Washington, writes the BBC .

This is her first victory over the former president in the 2024 campaign to become the Republican presidential nominee.

She was lost in South Carolina, her home state. Haley is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history.

Trump, however, has a large lead over Haley and is likely to face Joe Biden in the November election.

Haley, a former US ambassador to the UN, won 62.9% of the vote to Trump's 33.2%.

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