Trump celebrates key victories in Nevada and U.S. Virgin Islands caucuses.

Donald Trump won Republican presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday (February 8), moving nearer to becoming his party’s White House standard-bearer in a likely general election rematch with U.S. President Joe Biden in November.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump clearly won the U.S. Virgin Islands caucuses, adding four to his delegate catch. The former U.S. president won 182 votes, or 74% of the 246 votes cast there, defeat his last remaining contender in the Republican race, Nikki Haley, who won 26% support with 64 votes.

The Nevada caucuses, organized by the Trump-friendly Nevada Republican Party, came two days after a state-run primary election, which saw a embarrassing defeat for Haley.

Despite being the only major candidate on Tuesday’s (February 6) Republican primary ballot, Haley was still roundly defeated after tens of thousands of Trump supporters turned out to mark their ballots with “none of these candidates,” an option which stored 63% of the vote to Haley’s 30%.

Trump spent Thursday morning watching coverage of arguments in a case he appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court concerning Colorado’s decision to remove him from this year’s ballot for engaging in “insurrection” relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The justices appeared uncertain of Colorado’s actions, stating concern about the precedent it could set.

After his win in Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Trump appeared before followers in Las Vegas. “I want to thank the great people of Nevada,” he said to cheers. He called Thursday’s Supreme Court arguments “a beautiful sight to watch.”

Trump is close to victorious the Republican candidate after back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire last month.