2023-12-20 03:37:55
20 December 2023, 09:07 AM IST Donald Trump | Photo: AP
Washington: The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has suffered a huge blow. The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Trump is ineligible to run for president in 2024. The only disqualification is to compete in the state of Colorado. In January 2021, the U.S. The move follows Trump supporters’ role in riots against the Capitol. Trump is the first presidential candidate in US history to face such a ban.
U.S. to prevent those participating in uprisings or riots from coming to power. The provision in the Constitution is rarely invoked. The court has frozen the execution of the judgment until January 4, 2024 as part of allowing Trump to file an appeal in the higher courts.
A group of voters in Colorado and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics approached the court against Trump. The court ruling only affects the March 5 Republican primary in the state. But it may also affect the general election on November 5. Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign criticized the ruling as flawed and undemocratic.
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