Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dismissed fellow Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's calls to withdraw from Colorado and Maine as “totally irrational.”
Ramaswamy, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, has spoken out about his 2024 rivals DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley after Colorado and Maine barred him from voting due to violations. He called on former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to withdraw from the primary vote. The Insurrection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Ramaswamy argued that the decision was unconstitutional, based primarily on President Trump's perceived role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He said DeSantis, Haley and Christie's refusal to come forward in solidarity with President Trump “reveals that they are actually complicit” in what is happening. Stated.
DeSantis criticized the biotech entrepreneurs' request in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham.
“It's completely unreasonable. I mean, I have a responsibility to get representatives together.” In an interview with Mediaite, DeSantis said: “I'm not going to unilaterally concede anything. I'm going to win as much as I can. And I'm very clear about both those decisions and those states.”
Florida's governor went on to say that he believes the Maine and Colorado decisions are “not consistent with the Constitution” and “hopes they will be overturned” by the Supreme Court.
Mr. DeSantis also fielded questions regarding President Biden, asking why Mr. Biden is eligible to appear on the ballot amid the border security chaos.
“So if the 8 million illegal aliens entering this country were given the green light, would he be eligible to compete?” the governor asked.
“So we can keep playing this game forever, but I don't think this game is going to end well for our country,” DeSantis added. “But what I do know is that if any of us had been excluded from the ballot, Mr. Trump would have skyrocketed on the football field. Let me be clear: That is just the truth.”
On Dec. 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled against Trump, alleging he engaged in a riot by inciting his supporters with false claims of election fraud and leading them to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The court ruled to exclude it from the vote. The case will be heard by the Supreme Court.
On Dec. 28, Maine's secretary of state became the second state to oust a former president. Mr. Trump filed an appeal on Tuesday, and under state law, judges are required to issue a decision within 20 days of an initial ruling.
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