Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback
Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is.
A top Republican official in Missouri is threatening to remove President Joe Biden from appearing on the ballot as retaliation for the determination in two other states that Donald Trump doesn't qualify because he "engaged in insurrection."
"What has happened in Colorado & Maine is disgraceful & undermines our republic," Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote on the social media site X on Friday. "While I expect the Supreme Court to overturn this, if not, Secretaries of State will step in & ensure the new legal standard for @realDonaldTrump applies equally to @JoeBiden!"
Ashcroft's post came shortly after the Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by Colorado's high court that found Trump could be barred from the state's primary ballot because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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- Trump: Does insurrection, disqualified from running
- Biden: Doesn't commit insurrection or any other crimes that might disqualify him from running.
- GOP: We'll step in & ensure the new legal standard for Trump applies equally to Biden
Whataboutism politics in action. They're not even defending him, it's just, "Well if you're going to do that we'll just do it back to you!"--
This is always how the GOP responds. Their voters don't know any better and assume everyone is doing the crime because they were told so. If everyone is doing it, it's okay. Zero thought, all emotional rage bait.
GOP: We’ll step in & ensure the new legal standard for Trump applies equally to Biden
Well jokes on them because Biden couldnt get trump back on the ballot in any of the states hes kicked off in even if he wanted to, cuz it really has nothing to do with Biden and he has no control over whats states decide to do or how they interpret the constitution.
And I think if anyone of them do take Biden off the ballot it'll trigger some kind of law suit because they currently cannot show any cause for taking him off.