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Trump Wins Landslide in Iowa

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 16. Former President Donald Trump won with the largest margin in the history of Iowa caucuses, affirming his dominant position in the 2024 GOP race. WSJ senior political correspondent Molly Ball explains what Trump’s strong support within the Republican base means for runners-up Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Plus, Tesla shares drop after Elon Musk says he wants voting control at the EV-maker. And Houthi rebels in Yemen set their sights on U.S. targets. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Donald Trump cruises to victory in the Iowa Caucasus.

0:38.8

This is a very special night and this is the first because the big night is going to be in November when we

0:47.4

take back our country. Plus open AI tries to limit the use of its AI tools in politics and huthy fighters in Yemen attack a

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US cargo ship.

0:58.7

It's Tuesday January 16th.

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I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News?

1:06.4

The top headlines and business stories moving your world today. Voters in Iowa have handed Donald Trump a decisive victory in his quest to represent the

1:21.3

Republican Party in this year's presidential election.

1:24.9

The AP reports that Trump netted over 50% the vote in last night's caucuses, with Florida Governor

1:31.0

Ron DeSantis finishing a distance second place with around 20% with Speaking in Iowa, Trump thanked his fellow candidates.

1:44.0

Though as journal Senior Political Correspondent Molly Ball reports, many of Trump's supporters

1:49.0

said his dominating victory should convince others to clear the field and bring the nominating

1:54.0

contest to an early end. Molly, a big victory for Trump there in Iowa was it so

1:59.9

decisive that he can afford to be conciliatory in his remarks and just hope

2:04.4

fellow candidates kind of take a cue. Well that certainly seemed to be the goal.

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