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NY Post
New York Post
20 Dec 2023


NextImg:‘Self-evident’ Trump an insurrectionist after Colorado court kicks ex-prez off ballot: Biden

President Biden told reporters Wednesday that it is “self-evident” Donald Trump is an insurrectionist after the Colorado Supreme Court ordered the ex-president’s name be removed from next year’s Republican primary ballots.

Biden, who is behind Trump in most polls, at first said he would not comment on the Tuesday night court ruling before proceeding to do exactly that upon arrival in Milwaukee for an economy-focused speech.

“I’m not going to comment on a court case … That’s up to the court and that’s all I have to say about it,” the 81-year-old president began as he addressed the press near Air Force One.

But Biden couldn’t resist addressing the case when one reporter asked of Trump: “Is he an insurrectionist?”

“Well, I think that certainly is self-evident,” the president answered. “You saw it all. Now whether the 14th Amendment applies, I’ll let the court make that decision.

“But he certainly supported an insurrection,” Biden went on. “No question about it. None. Zero. And he seems to be doubling down on about everything.”

Trump, 77, is appealing the Colorado ruling and the matter is likely to be decided by the Supreme Court.

The former president was impeached by the House of Representatives during his final days in office for allegedly inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, in which thousands of his supporters stormed the building to disrupt certification of Biden’s 2020 election victory.

Trump was acquitted by the Senate of the charge, which required a two-thirds majority for conviction.

The 45th president is already the first former chief executive to face criminal charges following his indictments in in four separate criminal cases — two of them dealing with his challenges to the 2020 election, one of them pertaining to his post-presidency handling of national security documents and the fourth regarding concealment of hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.

The criminal charges against Trump do not specifically accuse him of instigating or supporting insurrection, which the Constitution says disqualifies candidates for high office.