Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday on “The Faulkner Focus” that efforts to remove former President Trump from state ballots are just the latest example of the radical left trying to “tear this country apart.” Stated. Johnson (R-Wis.) said the United States is divided from the “left” and criticized mainstream media for acting as advocates and activists.
Trump disqualified from Maine's 2024 Republican primary ballot
Ron Johnson: I am trying to point out the fact that the radical left has infiltrated every institution in this country, including the media. These secretaries of state, these individuals who are running it, these courts that are pushing these types of measures, are keeping them off the ballot. They are generally not criticized in the mainstream media, other than hand-wringing. some of their political operatives These are probably the people who think this won't help in the general election. But they do this with impunity in terms of public pressure and pressure from the mainstream media, because the mainstream media are generally the defenders of the left. …
Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows was invited to the White House twice this year, once in March and once in June, according to White House visitor records. During one of her trips she met President Biden. (AP image)
We witnessed riots in the summer of 2020. I don't see the FBI doing a huge effort to round up these people…because they're leftists. Instead, any MAGA Republican who showed up at the Capitol on January 6th, even a potential domestic terrorist, was subject to a massive investigation. No, there is no level playing field. It's not a fair fight. Again, the left has infiltrated every institution in this country. It's a danger to our federal agencies, our school system, our media, and our democracy.
The Maine election official who disqualified former President Trump from voting in the state's presidential primary said Monday that politics did not influence her decision.
Last week, Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows (Democratic) accused President Trump of “engaging in insurrection” through his actions leading up to and during the presidential election in the state. The court issued a ruling prohibiting him from running as a candidate. January 6, 2021 Riots at the U.S. Capitol.
“Politics and my personal views played no role,” Bellows said in an interview with NPR. “I took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and I did.”
Her controversial decision follows a similar ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that cited Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits candidates who have “engaged in rebellion or insurrection” against the United States from holding federal elected office. It was followed by
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FOX News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
