Trump gloats in victory speech after winning New Hampshire primary: Live

Donald Trump celebrated his victory in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary on Tuesday night by mocking his last remaining opponent Nikki Haley, complaining about her refusal to drop out as his grip on the party grows ever stronger.

Mr Trump also appeared to threaten his former UN ambassador, saying that she will end up under investigation for “stuff she doesn’t want to talk about”.

Meanwhile, the former president has lost his latest appeal against the gag order imposed on him by JudgeTanya Chutkan in the federal election interference case brought against him by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.

A three-judge panel had previously upheld the order, which forbids him from talking about witnesses and court staff.

Eleven judges from the DC Circuit Court of Appeal have now declined to re-examine the matter but Mr Trump could yet haul it before the Supreme Court.

The Republican’s defamation trial in New York is currently set to resume on Thursday after Monday’s instalment had to be postponed over concerns about exposure to Covid-19 in both the jury and the defence team, thwarting Mr Trump’s plans to testify against complainant E Jean Carroll, whom he denies sexually assaulting.

In addition to being annoyed about his rival’s refusal to drop out last night, Trump was also infuriated by his own former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, now a Fox News host, who had the temerity to admit on air that the New Hampshire primary “was actually a fairly good night for Joe Biden”.

Speaking during the network’s coverage last night, she told co-anchor Bret Baier that Trump should be looking to adopt a more presidential tone in his public addresses from now on.

“I would suggest that adopting a general