For role in storming the Capitol
Trump is not allowed to run in the Maine presidential primary
December 29, 2023, 1:20 a.m
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After Colorado, a second US state is removing former US President Trump from the ballot papers for the primary elections. Maine’s elections director also refused to allow the Republican to participate.
Former US President Donald Trump is not allowed to run in his party’s presidential primaries in Maine and is therefore excluded in a second state. The Democratic Secretary of State for elections in Maine, Shenna Bellows, justified this in an official document with the Republican’s role in the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
According to the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, Trump is unfit to be president. This amendment, which dates back to the Civil War, states that no person may hold public office if he or she has taken part in an “insurrection or insurrection” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it. Bellows stated that the events of January 6, 2021 took place “at the behest and with the knowledge and support” of the outgoing president.
A week and a half ago, the Supreme Court in Colorado ruled in a sensational decision that Trump was not allowed to take part in his party’s presidential primaries in the state because of his role in the storming of the Capitol. Republicans then appealed to the Supreme Court to review the case. The US Supreme Court could then decide for all states whether Trump can run again.
Trump is the overwhelming favorite among Republicans
Trump is the overwhelming favorite in the race for the Republican presidential nomination and is leading polls by a large margin. The Republican primary begins on January 15th in the state of Iowa. The primary election winner will face incumbent Joe Biden of the Democratic Party in the presidential election on November 5, 2024.
Biden beat Trump in the 2020 presidential election. However, Trump refused to acknowledge his defeat and made allegations of massive election fraud, which were often refuted. The right-wing populist’s crusade against his election defeat resulted in the attack by radical Trump supporters on the Congress, where Biden’s election victory was to be finally confirmed on January 6, 2021. Shortly before the attack, Trump had called on his supporters to march to the Capitol and fight “no matter what.”