Republicans, Democrats Condemn Maine Decision Removing Trump From Ballot

Published on December 29, 2023

Lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum have reacted to the Maine secretary of state’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, whose office oversees elections in Maine, ruled on Dec. 28 that President Trump cannot appear on the primary ballot in 2024, citing the “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Ms. Bellows, in her ruling, pointed to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. She argued that President Trump “over the course of several months and culminating on January 6, 2021, used a false narrative of election fraud to inflame his supporters and direct them to the Capitol to prevent certification of the 2020 election and the peaceful transfer of power.”...

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