Donald Trump easily beats Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina

Former president Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in South Carolina (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Donald Trump has won South Carolina’s Republican primary, easily beating former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state.

Mr Trump’s victory means he has inched closer to a third straight nomination with the former president cleaning up at every contest that counted for Republican delegates.