Donald Trump won the Washington state primary, securing the number of delegates needed to win the 2024 Republican nomination.
This is the third consecutive year that President Trump has won the Republican presidential primary.
The former president is now the official Republican candidate for US president in 2024.
Following last night's victories in Georgia and Washington, President Trump released a victory video.
This is the transcript.
Hi guys. Your favorite president speaks to you on a truly great day of victory. A week ago, we had what we called Super Tuesday, and it was really super because we won by numbers that no one had ever seen before, records in virtually every state, and tonight was no different. . But now we're over the top. The Republican National Committee just declared us official candidates. Therefore, we became the official candidates of the Republican Party. This is a big deal.
But most importantly, we must win now, because our country is in deep crisis. We have an influx of millions of people. We have no respect on the world stage. What we say doesn't mean anything anymore. And I can't imagine that happening.
Our economy is in very bad shape outside of certain small areas. And we have something very, very important. We have the US military to take care of. Again, this was a great day of victory. Last week was a very special Super Tuesday.
But now that we have the worst president in our nation's history, we have to get back to work. His name is Joe Biden, sometimes perversely called Joe Biden, and he must be defeated. Our country is failing. We are a country in deep decline. We have never been in a situation where we were less respected.
We are laughed at. We are almost seen as a joke. I'll try reversing it. We're gonna drill, baby, drill. We're going to close our borders.
We are doing something that no one has ever seen before. And we're going to make our economy the best it's ever been. Not too long ago, we were in the best economy in history, and we will continue to be. We let people into this country, we let them come in legally, and we reduce energy costs by numbers that no one even said was possible. Some parts of this country are paying more for energy than anywhere else in the world, the highest prices in our nation's history.
But we have more liquid gold under our feet than any other country. Just three years ago, we were energy self-sufficient, but now we roam in search of energy. So, that's not the case anymore. We are going to build a strong country. We are going to build a nation that is respected.
We have to win elections, and we have to win by large margins. Because no one is worse at that job than Joe Biden. So I'm not going to take any time to celebrate. Let's celebrate when the elections are over in eight months. I think November 5th will be remembered as the most important day in our country's history. So start thinking about it.
Start thinking about your vote, because this vote will be the most important vote you'll ever cast. And once again, I want to thank everyone for the great success this primary has been tonight, last week, and the weeks leading up to it. But far more importantly, we must work to defeat Joe Biden. The worst administration and worst president in our country's history. They are destroying our country and we will not allow it.
thank you very much.