US Presidential Election 2024: Trump-Biden rematch looms after New Hampshire win, but it’s not what many voters want

Donald Trump won Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, moving him closer to locking in the Republican nomination

President Joe Biden said it was ‘now clear’ that he faced a rematch with White House predecessor Trump

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US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump seem to be on the verge of a rematch for the White House. Photo: AP

Published: 12:00am, 25 Jan 2024Updated: 10:25pm, 25 Jan 2024

Get ready for round two: Donald Trump is set to face off with President Joe Biden for the White House once again after winning the New Hampshire primary, promising 10 months of extraordinary tension and bitterness.

The only remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, vowed to fight on – but her defeat on Tuesday left her with no realistic chance of chasing down the 77-year-old former president.

Trump previewed the divisive rhetoric to come in the campaign for November’s cliffhanger election with an angry victory speech that attacked Haley for having a “very bad night” and even lashed out at her dress.

Even Biden, 81, accepted it was “now clear” that he faced a rematch with Trump – one that polling suggests many Americans don’t want – and warned that the future of American democracy itself rode on the result of the election in November.

Donald Trump during his New Hampshire presidential primary election night watch party. Photo: Reuters

Haley had hoped for a major upset in the northeastern state, but Trump – her former boss when she was UN ambassador during his chaotic administration – won by around 54 per cent to 43 per cent, with some 91 per cent of votes counted.