Donald Trump has won the Washington primary – setting the stage for him to wrap up the Republican nomination on June 7th. The Donald won at least 40 delegates overnight, giving him 1,229 of the 1,237 delegates he needs to win. His opponents may have dropped out the race but the win is still important as a sign of his consolidating support within his party. With Ted Cruz’s name still on the ballot paper, despite his main rival having officially withdrawn, it was a chance for Republicans in Washington to voice their opposition to Trump. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Trump picked up 70 per cent of the vote and Cruz got just 10 per cent. It seems less and less likely that Trump can now be opposed and the billionaire businessman knows it.
As ever with Trump, the quickest way of finding out his thoughts is to see his Twitter account.
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