Members of Congress react to Washington D.C.’s primary elections

By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFRO This week Washington D.C. voters flocked to the polls to cast their ballots in the city’s primary elections on June 4.Residents in the nation’s capital are awaiting Election Day in November, now that the 2024 primary race has been held. (Credit: Unsplash / Phil Scroggs) President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary election and earned 87 percent of the vote, which comes as little surprise. However, former President Donald Trump, who is expected to be named the Republican party’s presidential nominee next month, lost the primary election to former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Haley scored 62.8 percent of the vote, while Trump secured 33.3 percent. This comes just days after the former Republican president was found guilty of 34 charges of falsifying business records.& “It’s a good thing that the felon didn’t win,” said U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, (D-Md-4). “But, Nikki has had some strange moments too. I read about her signing her name on bombs that were about to be dropped in [Gaza]. The Republican Party is in a strange place these days and I don’t know how they wander out of it.”“I think it’s just another sign for Democrats to fight...