Photo: Chris Carlson Associated Press Republican presidential candidate and former United States President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event Friday in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
France Media Agency in Rock Hill
9:35 p.m.
- United States
The ultra-favorite of the American right Donald Trump and his rival Nikki Haley each urged their supporters on Friday to mobilize in numbers the next day for the Republican primary in South Carolina.
“Tomorrow, you will participate in one of the most important elections of your life,” the former president said at a campaign rally in Rock Hill, in this southern state. is from the country where Nikki Haley was governor.
“Everyone must go and vote,” the former UN ambassador told her supporters at the water’s edge in Mount Pleasant, an imposing aircraft carrier behind her as a symbol – she regularly reminds that her husband is a soldier and says he wants to wear the army colors high.
“Take five people with you. Make sure you tell your neighbors, your family,” she added. “Drag them to the polls as best you can! »
Donald Trump, 77, and Nikki Haley, 52, are the only two notable candidates left in the Republican primary, which is expected to nominate the party's nominee for president in November.< /p>
The former governor urges Republicans to choose “a new generation of conservative leaders” over “four more years of Trump’s chaos.” But she has so far lost every primary to him – in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
She hopes to do better this Saturday than what the polls predict in South Carolina: they place her almost 30 points behind her opponent.
“She's going to have a really bad day tomorrow, because she's not a good person,” said Donald Trump, predicting a “giant victory”.
“We’re going to win this state and then we’re going to tell Joe Biden he’s fired,” he said.
Nikki Haley, for her part, assured that she was best placed to win in the presidential election against the current 81-year-old Democratic president, who is seeking a second term.
She also discussed the numerous legal cases surrounding Donald Trump, who alternates between campaign events and court appearances.
“Our children deserve normalcy. Joe Biden calls anyone who doesn't support him a fascist. And Donald Trump calls anyone who doesn't support him vermin. This isn’t normal,” she said.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. Saturday.
The winner of the Republican primaries, which can in theory last until the summer, will, barring any surprises, be opposed to Joe Biden in November.