US: Trump, Biden win respective primaries in Louisiana, gear up for rematch

Former US President Donald Trump continuing his winning streak in the race to the White House registered victory in the Republican primaries in the state of Louisiana and Illinois on Saturday local time The Hill reported citing Decision Desk HQ projectionsPresident Joe Biden won the Louisiana Democratic presidential primary according to the projection from Decision Desk HQAs per the latest projections both Trump and Biden are expected to win with over 88 per cent of votesThere are a total of 47 delegates in the state of LouisianaTrump carried Louisiana in the 2020 election bringing in 58 percent of the vote over Bidens 40 percent He also won the state in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton The Hill reportedEarlier this week Trump also won the Illinois Republican primaryNotably Trump has already achieved the required delegate threshold he needs to secure the Republican nominations and his wins only add to his winning streak on the GOP sideTrump clinched the Republican nomination for president on March 13 while Biden secured the Democratic nomination a day beforeThe longanticipated rematch of Trump and Biden is expected to mirror the 2020 campaign though Trump will run this time under the spectre of 91 felony charges related to allegations that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat CNN reportedThe charges included that he played a lead role in the January 6 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol illegally took classified documents from the White House and covered up hush money payments to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 electionAnother looming concern for Trump is the approaching deadline to secure a halfbilliondollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York CNN reported citing multiple sources Trumps lawyers acknowledged Monday that he was struggling to find an insurance company willing to underwrite his USD 454 million bondEarlier this week the New York attorney generals office has filed judgements in Westchester County which is being considered the first indication that the state is preparing to seize Trumps golf course and private estate north of Manhattan known as Seven SpringsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever