More Republicans Line Up Behind Donald Trump After New Hampshire Victory

Former President Donald Trump soared to another victory during Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire, prompting another wave of Republican endorsements as party officials seemed to signal an end to the nominating contest.

Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) both said it was time for the Republican Party to unite behind Trump as its candidate, even though just two states had voted for him so far.

“I have seen enough,” Cornyn wrote on X. “To beat Biden, Republicans need to unite around a single candidate, and it’s clear that President Trump is Republican voters’ choice.”

His one serious challenger, former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, didn’t seem bothered by her second-place showing, which was better than some early polls had predicted. She cast the results as a political victory and vowed to stay in the race, a decision that prompted fury from Trump’s own celebration event that night.

“New Hampshire is the first in the nation. It is not the last in the nation,” she told her supporters on Tuesday night. “This race is far from over. There are dozens of states left to go. And the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina.”

But Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, threw her full weight behind Trump on Fox News later that night, all but calling for Haley to drop out of the race.

“I’m looking at the map and the path going forward, and I don’t see it for Nikki Haley,” McDaniel said. “I think she’s run a great campaign. But I do think there is a message that’s coming out from the voters, which is very clear. We need to unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump.”

Trump appeared livid that Haley planned to continue on Tuesday evening, saying his competitor