A victorious Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE told his supporters in South Carolina on Saturday night that it’s time to “put this thing away.”

Trump, whose candidacy was dismissed by many last summer, said the Republican nomination is now within his grasp after his victory in the South Carolina primary.

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“Let’s have a big win in Nevada, a big win in the SEC [states], let’s put this thing away!” Trump declared.



Trump had predicted that if he won South Carolina, he would “run the table” to the GOP convention in Cleveland in July. He has now won New Hampshire and South Carolina and finished a strong second in Iowa.



“There’s nothing easy about running for president,” Trump said at his victory rally. “It’s tough, it’s nasty, it’s mean, vicious, and it’s beautiful. When you win it’s beautiful.”

The GOP front-runner did not mention his long-time enemy Jeb Bush, who dropped out of the race just before Trump took the podium. He did congratulate Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzLoeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' Health care in the crosshairs with new Trump Supreme Court list 'Parks and Rec' cast members hosting special reunion to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats MORE and Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE for their showings. The two senators are running neck-and-neck for second place, but neither will come close to Trump.



“We go back to war tomorrow morning,” Trump said.



In celebratory fashion, Trump shared the stage with his family, allowing wife Melania and daughter Ivanka to address the crowd. Ivanka is pregnant and due to have a baby soon.



From there, Trump largely stuck to his stump speech, promising to build a wall on the southern border, protect military veterans, rebuild the military, eliminate Common Core and ObamaCare and regain trade leverage with China.



He ripped the political class, saying predictions that he’ll be hurt by other candidates dropping out of the race won’t come to pass.



“I was watching, and a number of the pundits said, ‘Well if a couple other candidates drop out, if you add their scores together, it’s going to equal Trump.'” he said. “These geniuses … they don’t understand, as people drop out I’ll get a lot of those votes.”



Trump is the favorite to win the Nevada caucuses next week, with the RealClearPolitics average showing he’s up by more than 20 points right now.

He predicted that Hispanics in the state would send him to victory there.



“I have thousands and thousands of Hispanics," he said. "We’re going to Nevada — I lead in every poll with Hispanics. They love me, and I love them.”