The court excludes Trump from the Colorado primaries because of his role in the attack on the Capitol

The US Supreme Court of Colorado on Tuesday barred former US President Donald Trump from the presidential primaries for the 2024 White House election, finding him not a suitable presidential candidate due to his role in the election. attack on the Capitol.

The former US president will appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, calling it a “sad day” for the country. The final verdict will only arrive January 4one day before the deadline for certification of the state’s primary elections.

The judges, who focus on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution – which prohibits any person who has sworn an oath to the Constitution and taken part in an uprising from ever holding public office –, took this decision by four votes in favor and three against.

This decision only applies to the state of Colorado, but could affect his 2024 presidential campaign, in which he starts as the Republican Party’s favorite despite the different court dates he has scheduled. It is the first time that a court has ruled that a president cannot return to the White House because of his behavior.

For its part, Trump’s campaign team has claimed that “it will quickly appeal to the nation’s Supreme Court while simultaneously “filing a request to suspend this deeply undemocratic decision.” and finally put an end to these anti-American demands,” said campaign spokesman Steven Cheung.

The former president believes it is “a sad day” for the country and has claimed that the “lowlife” special prosecutor, Jack Smith, was appointed “to tarnish his “reputation for electoral purposes.”