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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump claims he "purposely" lost DC race

Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley won her first Republican primary in Washington, D.C. on Sunday — and Donald Trump doesn't seem to like that. Haley beat out the former president by a nearly 30-point margin, garnering 62.9 percent of the votes in the district, compared to Trump's 33.2 percent, and nabbing all 19 delegates. Trump took to social media Sunday night to mock the ex-South Carolina governor and downplay his defeat. 

"I purposely stayed away from the D.C. Vote because it is the 'Swamp,' with very few delegates, and no upside. Birdbrain spent all of her time, money and effort there," Trump wrote before boasting that he won in Missouri and Idaho's caucuses and secured all 39 delegates allocated in Michigan's GOP convention on Saturday. "BIG NUMBERS - Complete destruction of a very weak opponent," he continued. "The really big numbers will come on Super Tuesday. Also, WAY UP ON CROOKED JOE!"

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