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Trump Leads GOP Nomination Race Despite Legal Challenges

Supreme Court to Decide on Trump's Ballot Eligibility Amid Biden's Call to Defend Democracy

Rioters loyal to Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. Photo: AP
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US President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021. Pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol as lawmakers were set to sign off on President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in what was supposed to be a routine process headed to Inauguration Day.

Overview

  • Former President Donald Trump is leading the Republican presidential nomination race with significant support in Iowa, despite facing four indictments, including charges related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
  • Trump's campaign has trained nearly 2,000 caucus captains across Iowa, demonstrating a significantly stronger ground game compared to his 2016 campaign.
  • The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Colorado case next month about whether Trump can be kept off primary ballots for violating the 14th Amendment’s 'insurrectionist ban.'
  • President Joe Biden commemorated the third anniversary of the 2021 insurrection, calling for Americans to defend US democracy from Trump, who has promised to pardon the insurrectionists.
  • Trump's main Republican rivals, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, are battling for a distant second place in the nomination race.