Three Republican lawmakers from battleground states are trying to kick President Biden off their states’ ballots to “showcase the absurdity” of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week that former President Donald Trump engaged in “insurrection” and is ineligible to appear on the state ballot.
“The absurdity of radical Democrat judges removing Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado will be a stain on the American political system for decades,” state Reps. Aaron Bernstine of Pennsylvania, Charlice Byrd of Georgia and Cory McGarr of Arizona said in a press release. “By their very own interpretation of the law Joe Biden is 100% not eligible to run for political office.”
“Democrats’ insane justification to remove Trump can just as easily be applied to Joe Biden for ‘insurrection’ at the southern border and has alleged corrupt family business dealings with China,” they said.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling has been met with outrage from Republicans who have rallied behind Mr. Trump, the clear front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
Mr. Biden said there is “no question” Mr. Trump was responsible for supporting an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but the ballot question is for the courts to decide.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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