Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft as other states seek to disqualify former President Trump from securing a second term over his actions during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. is threatening to remove President Biden from the election ballot.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can participate in Colorado's Republican primary ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled that Trump could not participate due to the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. is expected to be decided.
The high court sided with a lower court that ruled that Trump incited his supporters as Congress was certifying Biden's 2020 election victory. The Colorado Supreme Court's decision was the first in history to apply Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to prohibition. presidential candidate From the ballot paper.
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Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (right) is threatening to remove President Biden from the state's ballot over efforts to remove former President Trump from other states' ballots. (Getty Images)
Maine's secretary of state also ruled that Trump should be removed from the ballot for similar reasons. Mr. Trump is appealing that decision.
On Friday, Ashcroft, a Republican, called the efforts in Colorado and Maine “disgraceful” and “undermining our republic.”
“I hope the Supreme Court overturns this, but if not, the Secretary of State will step in and ensure that @realDonaldTrump's new legal standards apply to @JoeBiden as well. Roar!,” Ashcroft wrote to X.
“I'm not in favor of going down this path, but if we go down this path and the Supreme Court doesn't stop this, it's inevitable,” Ashcroft told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. told the paper. “The rules apply equally. I just hope it doesn't become the rule for Colorado and Maine.”
Republicans have sharply criticized Democrats for trying to remove Trump from the 2024 presidential election ballot, arguing that it undermines the will of voters.
Last month, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed excluding Biden from the vote because of his handling of the southern border.
“Looking at what happened tonight in Colorado… it makes me think – except we believe in democracy in Texas – maybe we should embrace it. joe biden “Since he became president, he has allowed 8 million people to cross the border, far more than anyone else in recent history,” Patrick said in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. He was taken off the ballot in Texas for disrupting the state.” angle. “
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More than a dozen states, including Missouri, expressed support for Trump in a letter filed with the high court.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Ashcroft's office. Asked for comment, the White House press secretary said “no.”
