Washington| Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart backed Donald Trump to be the next US president, declaring his tough leadership outmatched contenders including Nikki Haley, who vowed she would stay in the race despite losing her home state primary.
The former president claimed a 60 per cent to 40 per cent victory in South Carolina after a bitter fight between the two Republican presidential candidates that now risks dividing the party in the lead-up to November’s general election.
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