Donald Trump disqualified from 2024 ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot run for office in the state's upcoming presidential election due to his involvement in his supporters' attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

A seldom-used clause in the U.S. Constitution that prohibits public servants who have participated in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office will now make Trump the first presidential candidate in American history, according to Reuters.

The court found that because of his role in inciting violence against the U.S. government, the front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2024 is ineligible to run for office under the U.S. Constitution.

The ruling only pertains to the state's Republican primary on March 5; however, its outcome is expected to have an impact on Trump's candidature for the general election on November 5. Colorado is seen by unbiased U.S. election observers as safely Democratic, meaning that President Joe Biden will probably win the state regardless of what happens to Trump.

With assistance from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a group of Colorado voters filed the lawsuit, arguing that Trump ought to be removed from office for encouraging his followers to attack the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to block Biden's succession as president following the 2020 election.

The Trump campaign declared that it would appeal the court's ruling, calling it "flawed" and "undemocratic."

“The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision,” a spokesperson from the Trump campaign said.

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