Former United States President Donald Trump on Thursday was declared winner of the Republican presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada and the US Virgin Islands.
The win moves Trump closer to becoming his partyโs White House flag bearer in the forthcoming presidential election in November this year.
The former President was the only major candidate competing in Nevadaโs caucuses and was set to win the stateโs 26 delegates to the partyโs nominating convention in July.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump easily won the US Virgin Islands caucuses, adding four to his delegate haul.
The former president won 182 votes, or 74 per cent of the 246 votes cast there, beating his last remaining rival in the Republican race, Nikki Haley, who won 26 per cent support with 64 votes.
Despite being the only major candidate on Tuesdayโs Republican primary ballot, Haley was still roundly defeated after tens of thousands of Trump supporters turned out to mark their ballots โwith none of these candidatesโ , an option which garnered 63 per cent of the vote to Haleyโs 30 per cent.
โI want to thank the great people of Nevada,โ Trump said, adding that Thursdayโs Supreme Court arguments โa beautiful sight to watchโ in Las Vegas after his win.
After back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire last month, Trump is projected to be close to winning the Republican nomination.