Colorado Republicans are calling the state’s top elections official after the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Colorado cannot block former President Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot. threatened with a recall campaign.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) led state party officials in a letter to Secretary of State Jenna Griswold on Monday, accusing her of trying to “disenfranchise millions of Coloradans.” He called the effort to remove Trump from the ballot a “stain.” It’s a total embarrassment for our republic. ”
“Today, with the United States Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to retain President Donald J. Trump in Colorado’s primary election, we need you to ensure that the people of Colorado have adequate protections for their right to vote and to oversee their elections. “It has become even clearer that you should not believe anything in the State of Colorado,” the letter reads.
Republican officials accused Mr. Griswold of making a “self-serving political decision to rig the primary” against Mr. Trump and said they would use “all legal actions to retaliate, including formal recall efforts.” He declared that “options” were on the table.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) spoke out after the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold tried to bar former President Trump from voting. He led state Republican leaders in writing a letter threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold with a “formal recall effort.” It was illegal in 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The letter was signed by Boebert, Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams, state party vice chair Hope Schepelman, and Secretary Anna Fegason.
Mr. Griusold said Monday that he was disappointed that the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, overturned his decision to bar Mr. Trump from voting.
Supreme Court unanimously rules for Trump in Colorado voting disqualification case
Colorado Secretary of State Jenna Griswold speaks with members of the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“My bigger reaction is disappointment,” Griswold said on MSNBC. “I believe states should be able to constitutionally ban insurrectionists who violate their oaths.”
“Ultimately, this decision leaves the door open for Congress to act to pass authorization legislation, but we know that Congress is a largely dysfunctional institution,” she added. Ta. “So ultimately it will be up to American voters to save our democracy in November.”
President Trump says Supreme Court ruling in Colorado case is ‘unifying and inspiring’
Colorado had argued that President Trump was disqualified from office under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution for inciting an “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. However, nine justices ruled that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution “prohibits the entry of former members of Congress who: “Involvement in rebellion,” which prohibits a person from holding public office again, can only be enforced by Congress.
“We conclude that states may disqualify persons holding or seeking state office. However, states are constitutionally entitled to “There is no authority to enforce Article 3,” the court wrote.
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In exclusive comments to FOX News Digital, President Trump said the high court’s decision was “both unifying and inspiring.”
“Today’s decision, especially the fact that it was a unanimous 9-0 vote, unites and inspires the American people,” the 2024 Republican front-runner said.
FOX News’ Kendall Teets, David Lutz, Brianna Herry, Anders Hagstrom and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
