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Many Republicans outraged by the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Donald Trump is not eligible for the state's 2024 GOP presidential primary ballot have suggested similar measures for President Joe Biden. Colorado's high court ruled Tuesday in a lawsuit that it determined Trump engaged in an insurrection against the U.S. on Jan. 6, 2021, and therefore barred him based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies from office those who engage in insurrection against the Constitution after taking an oath to support it. But some Republicans, including Florida...

A Democrat running against President Joe Biden in 2024 criticized the court ruling that kicked former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado. In a post to X on Wednesday, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) rejected the Colorado Supreme Court majority’s decision the night before to disqualify Trump from the state’s presidential primary on the view that he engaged in an insurrection on January 6, 2021, using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. “Do I believe Trump is guilty of inspiring an insurrection and doing nothing to stop it? I...

At least two elected leaders of Republican-controlled states have suggested booting President Joe Biden from ballots in their states. Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis raised the possibility of banning Biden after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump ineligible to hold office. While neither Patrick nor DeSantis appeared to seriously consider removing Biden from the ballot, they both said it was possible under the reasoning used by the Colorado high court. “Seeing what happened in Colorado tonight, Laura, makes me think – except...

President Joe Biden responded Wednesday to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot under a 14th Amendment clause banning insurrectionists from holding public office. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Tuesday to disqualify the former president from the 2024 election. Biden avoided commenting on the court case but agreed with the court that the former president engaged in an insurrection.

This week, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump would be kicked off the state’s 2024 ballot over his role in the Jan. 6 capitol riots. One day after, California's Democrat Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis sent a letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber demanding that she "explore every legal option to remove former President Donald Trump from California's 2024 presidential primary ballot." On Tuesday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) suggested taking President Joe Biden off the 2024 ballot in Texas due to his handling of...