Donald Trump clinches Republication nomination, securing presidential rematch
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More news: Former US president Donald Trump has secured the Republican presidential nomination after winning the final 139 delegates needed from primaries in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington state.
Following Joe Biden's success in clinching the Democratic nomination earlier in the day, Trump's victory kicks off the first US presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years.
What they said: After securing the nomination Trump said: "We're going to drill, baby, drill. We're going to close our borders. We're going to do things like nobody has ever seen before. And we're going to make our nation's economy be the best ever in the world".
Biden seals Democrat nomination as Trump rematch awaits
The news: US president Joe Biden won enough delegates on Wednesday AEDT to claim the Democratic Party's nomination, teeing up a likely presidential election rematch with his predecessor Donald Trump.
The numbers: Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination, which he passed as results from the primary contest in Georgia were being counted on Tuesday night local time.
On Friday, the Biden campaign announced the president would tour several battleground states amid a USD30 million ($45.4 million) ad buy. The campaign said it raised $10 million in the 24 hours after Biden's State of the Union speech last week, adding to Democrats' financial edge over the Republicans.
Meanwhile, Trump is expected to secure the Republican Party's nomination later on Wednesday afternoon AEDT, requiring 139 delegates of the 161 at stake in four primaries taking place in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington state.
It would be the first US presidential election rematch since former president Dwight Eisenhower won a second time against Adlai Stevenson nearly 70 years ago.
The context: Biden has only faced token opposition in the Democratic primary campaign, while Trump's last remaining rival for the Republican nomination Nikki Haley ended her presidential campaign after last week's Super Tuesday results.
What they said: After securing the nomination Biden said: "Voters now have a choice to make about the future of this country. Are we going to stand up and face our democracy or let others tear it down? Will we restore the right to choose and protect our freedoms or let extremists take them away?"
The source: Reuters
