{"id":2135780,"date":"2023-12-28T22:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T03:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-trump-ruling-republicans-react-to-removal-of-former-president-from-primary-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T03:21:26","slug":"maine-trump-ruling-republicans-react-to-removal-of-former-president-from-primary-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-trump-ruling-republicans-react-to-removal-of-former-president-from-primary-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans respond to Maine court&#8217;s decision to remove former President Trump from primary ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-trump-ruling-republicans-react-to-removal-of-former-president-from-primary-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135780&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans \u2062Condemn Maine&#8217;s Decision to Remove Trump from \u200c2024 Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>Republicans are up in arms\u2063 over the Democratic secretary of state in Maine removing former President Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-is-keeping-all-my-options-open-hints-of-potential-run-as-an-independent\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. considers all options, hints at potential independent run.\">2024 presidential primary ballot<\/a>. This move, which follows Colorado&#8217;s \u200dlead, invokes Section 3 of \u200dthe 14th Amendment of the Constitution, disqualifying Trump from holding office \u200bdue to his involvement in the Capitol insurrection on January \u200c6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign spokesman, Steven Cheung, wasted \u2064no time in expressing \u2063their objection to \u2062the decision, stating that the legal team\u200c will file a legal objection in state\u2062 court to prevent this &#8220;atrocious&#8221; \u200druling from taking effect.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Governor Ron DeSantis\u2063 of Florida, who is vying \u2062for second place in the\u2063 2024 GOP primary, sees this decision as a dangerous precedent. He \u200bargues that \u200cit opens the door for disqualifying presidential\u2063 candidates based on\u2063 various \u200dfactors, bringing attention back to President Joe Biden&#8217;s policies and the issue\u200c of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis boldly questions whether a Republican secretary of state could\u2062 disqualify Biden from the ballot, citing concerns over \u200cillegal immigration and potential threats \u2064to national security. He firmly believes that Maine&#8217;s ruling\u200d will not stand.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight\u2062 Committee\u200c Chairman James Comer, a \u200ckey\u2064 figure in the impeachment inquiry of Biden and his son, shares DeSantis&#8217; sentiment. Comer expects other Democratic\u200b states to \u2063follow suit,\u2062 viewing their\u2063 actions as a desperate attempt to disrupt the Republican momentum leading up to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee\u200d Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, who has \u200bfaced criticism for alleged \u200cinterference \u2062in the certification of 2020 votes, calls the ruling in Maine &#8220;election interference&#8221; \u2062by Democrats. She emphasizes\u200b that state officials should not have the power to dictate the choices of\u200d the\u200b American\u200c people and \u2063expresses readiness to fight this legal \u2062battle in the US\u200b Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the \u200bchorus of Republicans, Rep. Ronny Jackson\u2064 of Texas accuses Maine \u2062Secretary of State Sheena Bellows of being a disgrace to the country and claims that the only way Democrats can\u2063 win\u200d is\u2063 by \u2062rigging the election. He confidently predicts \u200bTrump&#8217;s return to \u200bthe White House, vowing to make America great again.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican lawmakers express frustration and outrage at the decision to\u200c bar Trump from holding office. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina denounces Maine&#8217;s ruling\u200c as an egregious abuse of power \u200cand \u2063promises to introduce\u2064 legislation to prevent similar actions in the future. Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona likens this move to the\u2062 behavior of a third-world dictatorship,\u200d stating that it has no\u200c place in America.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine, criticizes the decision made by the \u2063state&#8217;s \u200csecretary of state. Despite voting to \u2062impeach Trump for his\u200d role in the Capitol riot, Golden acknowledges that until he is proven guilty of the crime of insurrection, he should be allowed on the\u200d ballot, emphasizing the importance of upholding the nation&#8217;s laws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click\u2062 here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Governor Ron DeSantis suggests that Maine&#8217;s ruling is politically motivated. In what ways \u200bdoes he \u200cargue\u200b that it silences a potential\u200c contender in \u200dthe 2024 election\u200d and undermines the fairness of the electoral process<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b The decision\u2062 to \u200dremove Trump from\u200b Maine&#8217;s 2024\u200c presidential primary ballot has\u200c sparked a heated debate among Republicans. They are \u200dvehemently \u200dcondemning the move\u2062 by the Democratic secretary of\u200d state,\u2063 which is based on\u200c Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of\u2063 the Constitution. This section \u2062disqualifies individuals from holding office if they have been involved in an insurrection against the\u200d United States.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Cheung, Trump&#8217;s campaign spokesman, \u200dquickly expressed \u200dthe campaign&#8217;s objection to this decision. He stated\u2063 that the legal\u200b team will file a \u2063legal objection in state \u200bcourt to\u200b prevent what they view as an &#8220;atrocious&#8221; ruling \u2063from\u200d taking effect. \u200bRepublicans are firm\u2064 in their belief that \u2064Trump should be allowed to run \u200din the 2024 presidential election, despite the events of January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u2063Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is\u2064 also eyeing \u2062a run for the 2024 GOP\u200b primary, sees this decision\u2062 as setting \u2063a dangerous\u2062 precedent for disqualifying presidential candidates. He argues that it opens the door for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-and-actor-shut-down-suggestion-their-new-historical-drama-is-too-white\/\" title=\"Director and actor reject criticism of lack of diversity in new historical drama.\">disqualifying candidates based<\/a> on \u2064various \u200dfactors, diverting attention from President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u2064policies and the issue of\u200d accountability. DeSantis raises questions about whether a Republican secretary of state could disqualify Biden from the ballot, citing concerns over illegal immigration and\u2062 potential threats to national security.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis firmly believes that Maine&#8217;s \u200cruling will not stand and that it \u2062sets a dangerous precedent for future elections. He suggests that the\u2062 decision to\u2064 remove \u200cTrump \u200cfrom the ballot\u200b is \u2062a politically motivated move by Democrats, \u2064aiming\u200c to silence a potential contender in\u200d the 2024 election. DeSantis \u200chighlights the \u2063importance of\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-backs-iranian-protesters-as-biden-admin-emboldens-hardline-regime\/\" title=\"State Department Backs Iranian Protesters as Biden Admin Emboldens Hardline Regime\">fair electoral process<\/a> and expresses concerns about the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-passes-bill-restricting-gender-affirming-medical-procedures-hormones-for-minors\/\" title=\"Ohio restricts medical procedures and hormones for minors in new bill\">potential long-term implications<\/a> of this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Republican Party condemns Maine&#8217;s decision to \u200dremove Trump from \u2063the 2024 presidential\u2064 primary ballot. They view it\u200d as \u200can attack on \u200dthe democratic \u200bprocess and an attempt to suppress the voices of Republican candidates. The debate surrounding this decision brings attention back to the issues of accountability, disqualification, and political\u2063 motivations within the\u200d electoral process. Ultimately, the controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s removal from the \u200dballot in Maine highlights the division\u200b and polarization within American politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are criticizing Maine&#8217;s Democratic secretary of state for excluding ex-President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot. Maine joins Colorado as the second state to employ Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies Trump from future presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2135781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}