Joe Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, blasts Donald Trump

President Joe Biden won the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, January 3. As many as 55 delegates are up for grabs but Biden was expected to win, defeating challengers Marianne Williamson and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.).

U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he attends the opening of the Biden for President campaign office in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., February 3, 2024 (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)(REUTERS)

Biden was attending a fundraising event in Los Angeles when his victory was announced. He later said in a statement, “In 2020, it was the voters of South Carolina who proved the pundits wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and set us on the path to winning the Presidency. Now in 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again and I have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the Presidency again — and making Donald Trump a loser — again.”