Biden sees Trump as "supporter of an insurgency"
Now that Donald Trump is not allowed to collect votes for the presidential election in the state of Colorado, the incumbent US president is speaking out. Biden shares the Supreme Court's decision.
Former US President Donald Trump has clearly supported an uprising, according to incumbent Joe Biden. Referring to a ruling by the Supreme Court of the state of Colorado that Trump should not be allowed to take part in next year's presidential primary in Colorado because of his role in the storming of the Capitol almost three years ago, Biden said: "I'll let the court make that decision. But he certainly supported an insurrection. No question, none."
"It's obvious. You've seen it all," Biden continued. The Democrat is expected to run against Republican Trump again in next year's presidential election, with the two neck-and-neck in polls. It was a rare comment by Biden on the various court cases against Trump.
In a sensational decision on Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was disqualified from running for president due to his role in the Capitol storming on January 6, 2021. The Republican was therefore not allowed to take part in his party's presidential primaries in Colorado.
Trump wants to appeal the decision
Trump's campaign team condemned the decision, which revolves around the accusation of "insurrection" and only applies to the primaries in the state. It announced that it would appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court. Conservative judges form a clear majority there. In addition to Colorado, there are also efforts in other states to have Trump excluded from the primaries.
Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 presidential election. However, Trump refused to acknowledge his defeat and made accusations of massive electoral fraud, which have been refuted many times.
Trump's crusade against his election defeat culminated in an attack by radical Trump supporters on Congress on January 6, 2021, which was intended to prevent a final confirmation of Biden's election victory. Shortly before the attack, Trump had called on his supporters to march to the Capitol and fight "come hell or high water".
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Biden has accused Trump of being a "supporter of an insurrection," referring to his role in the Capitol storming. Trump's campaign team has announced plans to appeal the Supreme Court's decision disqualifying him from Colorado's presidential primary due to the same incident.
Source: www.ntv.de
