Leading up to the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump honed a carefully crafted image of himself as a successful businessman and a winner. But in reality, Trump has a long record of failure, according to Chris Edelson, a professor and author of two books on US presidential power.
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
Trump's win was a foregone conclusion, after the state Republican Party set up its own caucus as the only race that would count for the purposes of determining the party’s nominee for president.
Despite not appearing on Republican primary ballots, the shadow of former president Donald Trump loomed large as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley faced an embarrassing loss to “None of these candidates."