2024-01-16 04:09:10
3:17
Speaker of the House of Representatives hails Donald Trump’s victory
“His decisive and historic victory tonight should bring our party closer to unity for ultimate victory in November,” Mike Johnson said in a statement relayed by our colleagues from CNN.
3:09
We continue to vote in Des Moines
Even though the result of the election has been known for several tens of minutes now, voters are still present in Des Moines. Because all votes count: the score of Ron DeSantis and that of Nikki Haley could be decisive in the race for the White House.
Republican Party supporters participate in the Iowa caucus, in Des Moines, January 15, 2023 © Hugo Pouteau / BFMTV
3:00
It’s 8 p.m. in Des Moines
And 3 hours to Paris. The opportunity to take stock of the situation in Iowa, where the caucus started 60 minutes ago.
- It only took half an hour for the American media to announce Donald Trump’s victory, which was widely accepted.
- However, stay with us: the battle for second place between DeSantis and Haley promises to be crucial.
- The third man could indeed withdraw from the race for the White House this evening, if he is too far behind.
2:47
Battle between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley for second place
Nearly 1,000 votes were cast by the Iowa GOP. Of the first 959 ballots, Donald Trump received 528 (55%). A large lead which ensures him a victory in this first round of the Republican primaries.
Second place is more contested between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley: the governor of Florida has 178 votes, compared to 173 for the former close friend of Donald Trump.
2:33
American media announce that Donald Trump will win the Iowa caucus
It didn’t take much time for our colleagues at CNN to confirm the first trends. Only thirty minutes after the start of the vote, the American media announced that Donald Trump would win the Iowa caucus.
NBC, ABC, CBS and BBC News also did this screening.
>> Our article
2:22
The first results are starting to come back
They are not significant, but the first results are starting to appear on the Iowa Republican Party website. Of the first 158 votes, Donald Trump received 120, an overwhelming majority of 75.9%.
2:18
‘If she becomes president, we won’t survive’: Nikki Haley attacks Kamala Harris
For her last speech, the outsider Nikki Haley targeted American Vice-President Kamala Harris. “We cannot replace Democratic chaos with Republican chaos. (…) If Kamala Harris becomes president, we will not survive,” she said.
2:16
Several media assure that Donald Trump should finish at the head of the caucus
“Too close to call.” Fifteen minutes after the start of the Iowa caucus, the “caucus captains” take the floor to convince voters: it is still too early to say who will win the election. However, CNN and NBC say Trump is in the lead.
2:11
The rooms are full despite freezing weather
According to images broadcast by our colleagues from NBC, ABC, CNN and AP, the rooms planned for the caucus throughout Iowa are well filled. The Republicans therefore made the trip to vote for their candidate, despite freezing weather: It’s around -20°C in Des Moines.
2:00
Iowa caucus begins
It’s 7 p.m. in Des Moines, and 2 a.m. in Paris. It’s official: the Iowa caucus begins. Follow all the declarations and results, minute by minute, on BFMTV.com.
1:47
Republican Party supporters rally in Iowa
In dozens of locations, members of the Republican Party are gathering and will vote in about fifteen minutes.
Members of the Republican Party vote this Monday, January 15 during the Iowa caucus © Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Members of the Republican Party vote this Monday, January 15 during the Iowa caucus © KEVIN DIETSCH / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
1:28
Donald Trump continues to target Ron DeSantis, in difficulty in recent days
Donald Trump continues to shoot at the ambulance. Once considered a potential rival to the former American president, Ron DeSantis is now the third man in the Republican primaries.
Above all, the governor of Florida is not supported by certain elected officials from his state, namely senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, underlines Donald Trump on his social network Truth Social.
1:13
An update on the program this night
It’s a little after 6 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa (1 hour in Paris). In about fifty minutes, this state’s caucus will begin: voters will meet in schools, libraries and fire stations.
After a prayer and a recitation of the traditional pledge of allegiance to the American flag, representatives of the candidates will give a speech in favor of their champion before participants write their choice on a piece of paper
In the most rural areas, where only a few dozen people vote, the results will quickly come back after 7 p.m. (2 hours in Paris).
But in larger cities, results might not arrive until around 4 or 5 a.m. Paris time.
0:54
An update on previous Iowa Republican caucuses
Even if he is the big favorite today, Donald Trump is not guaranteed to become President of the United States again in November. We have to go back to the year 2000 to see the winner of the Iowa caucus take up residence in the Oval Office a few months later.
- In 2020Donald Trump wins the caucus, but loses the presidential election.
- In 2016, Ted Cruz wins the caucus, but Donald Trump, second, is named the GOP candidate. He wins the presidential election.
- In 2012, Rick Santorum wins the caucus, but second-place Mitt Romney is named the GOP nominee. He lost the presidential election.
- In 2008, Mike Huckabee wins the caucus, but John McCain, fourth, is named the GOP candidate. He lost the presidential election.
- In 2000George W. Bush wins the caucus and wins the presidential election.
0:48
Kamala Harris warns of Republicans who pose a “profound threat” to freedoms
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris said freedoms remain “deeply under threat” during a speech in South Carolina to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, which coincidentally coincides with the Democratic caucus. Iowa.
“Freedom is never really acquired. It is built and earned in each generation,” she insisted on X, ex-Twitter.
0:28
Iowa, a small state but a big symbol
Iowa and its 3 million inhabitants will be represented by 40 delegates to the Republican convention, a drop in the bucket in the more than 2,400 at stake in the country. But by voting first, Iowa acquired the reputation of a “barometer” for candidates eager to get the campaign off to a good start.
“The primaries are long and cost the candidates a lot of money. If your campaign donors see that they have bet on the wrong horse, they will not hesitate to abandon you to bet on another”, decrypts for BFMTV .com Olivier Richomme, professor of American civilization at Lumière Lyon-2 University.
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0:16
For the Republican Party, “today marks the beginning of the end of Joe Biden’s presidency”
“Today marks the beginning of the end of Joe Biden’s presidency,” communicates the GOP (Great Old Party, or the “Grand old party”, in French, nickname of the Republican Party).
Denouncing in a video the record of the Democratic tenant of the White House, the Republican Party hopes that the Iowa caucus will help launch a good dynamic so that Donald Trump (or one of his rivals) occupies the Oval Office in november.
01/15 at 11:52 p.m.
Immigration more important than economy for Iowa Republicans
Iowa Republicans participating in their state caucus today have immigration as their No. 1 priority, according to a survey carried out for the American press agency AP. The economy could therefore take a back seat.
United States foreign policy, the health system, the right to abortion and even energy are priorities for many fewer respondents, according to this survey.
01/15 at 11:43 p.m.
How will the weather affect the vote?
A last minute unknown disrupts the Republican favorite’s equation: the cold. The entire state has been hit by a snowstorm and the thermometer is expected to touch -30°C at the time of voting, with icy roads.
Will Donald Trump’s voters, convinced of their candidate’s victory, be motivated to vote under these conditions?
Yesterday, the billionaire appealed to his supporters: “Even if you come to vote and die, it’s worth it.”
01/15 at 11:32 p.m.
A minute to understand the Iowa caucus, the big start of the American presidential election
Today, Iowa is the first American state to vote in the Republican primaries. Here, this very special election is called a caucus. Here’s everything you need to know in the video.
01/15 at 11:13 p.m.
From “worthy successor” to Donald Trump to outsider in the Republican primaries, who is Ron DeSantis?
At 45, the current governor of Florida already has a long career behind him: a former soldier and lawyer, he also served three terms as an elected member of the House of Representatives.
Ultra conservative, he has, among other things, banned LGBT and anti-racist representations in schools, launched a crusade against Disney, which he considers too “woke”, and is firmly committed against the right to abortion and aid for ‘Ukraine.
01/15 at 11:01 p.m.
Donald Trump confident for the Iowa caucus tonight
“In Iowa, I’ve never seen anything like this.” On
The latest poll commissioned by NBC, which refers across the Atlantic, gave 48% of voting intentions to Donald Trump.
01/15 at 10:58 p.m.
On X, Ron DeSantis struggling in the polls cites Martin Luther King Jr.
Coincidentally, the Iowa caucus falls on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
In difficulty in the polls, the ultra-conservative and very right-wing Ron DeSantis took the opportunity to quote the figure of the American civil rights movement on his X account: “There is always time to do what is right”.
01/15 at 10:40 p.m.
How does the Iowa caucus work?
Voters will gather at schools, libraries and fire stations across the Midwestern state starting at 7 p.m. local time (2 a.m. BST).
How is the first caucus starting today in Iowa going? Explanations with our special correspondent Benoit Ballet.
01/15 at 10:20 p.m.
Why the small state of Iowa is so important in the election race
This is his moment. Every four years, the spotlight of the American political scene shines on Iowa, a small rural state in the Midwest which kicks off the presidential primaries for over fifty years. The Republican Party is holding it this Monday, January 15 its first “caucuses”, a sort of neighborhood meeting in which supporters vote for their favorite candidate in the race for the White House.
Iowa and its 3 million inhabitants will be represented by 40 delegates to the Republican convention, a drop in the bucket in the more than 2,400 at stake in the country. But by voting first, Iowa acquired the reputation of a “barometer” for candidates eager to get the campaign off to a good start.
Why is the Iowa Caucus important?
01/15 at 10:00 p.m.
Good evening everyone
Welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the Iowa caucus, first round of the Republican Party primaries in the United States.
BFMTV.com accompanies you all night to follow the results. The first trends are expected from 7 p.m. local time, or 2 a.m. in Paris.
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