Former President Donald Trump praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling disqualifying him from the state’s ballot. Trump expressed his appreciation for the decision on Truth Social, calling it a “BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!” and later delivered remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
In his comments, Trump emphasized the unifying nature of the Supreme Court’s decision, suggesting that it would be remembered for centuries. The Court’s per curiam opinion focused on the 14th Amendment, stating that states do not have the power to remove candidates from the ballot. While the Court did not address whether Trump could be classified as an insurrectionist, it emphasized the importance of not removing a candidate from a race based on the preferences of opponents.
Trump highlighted the significance of the decision in preventing the removal of candidates for political reasons and noted that the voters, rather than the courts, should have the power to decide a candidate’s fate. He pointed out that the decision would likely contribute to unification, especially in states where there may be political opposition. Trump also mentioned the positive poll numbers and support in various states, asserting that attempts to remove him from the ballot were driven by political motives rather than legitimate reasons.
“It will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which our country needs. And they [the Court] worked long, they worked hard, and frankly, they worked very quickly on something that will be spoke about 100 years from now and 200 years from now. Extremely important,” declared Trump. “Essentially, you cannot take somebody out of a race because an opponent would like to have it that way. And it has nothing to do with the fact that it’s the leading candidate, whether it was the leading candidate or a candidate that was well down on the totem pole, you cannot take somebody out of a race.”
He continued:
The voters can take the person out of the race very quickly, but a court shouldn’t be doing that and the Supreme Court saw that very well. And I really do believe that will be a unifying factor, because while most states were thrilled to have me, you know, there were some that didn’t and they didn’t want that for political reasons. They didn’t want that because of poll numbers, because the poll numbers are very good. We’re beating President Biden in almost every poll. New York Times came out yesterday with a very big poll for us, so they, they didn’t like that. And you can’t do that, you can’t do what they tried to do. And hopefully Colorado, as an example, will unify; I know there’s tremendous support, they’ve they’ve brought our support up very strong in Colorado because people though, people in Colorado thought that was a terrible thing that they did.
