The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump can remain on Colorado’s 2024 presidential ballot — delivering a decisive blow to some states’ efforts to declare him ineligible over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Colorado Supreme Court determined in December that Trump was ineligible to appear on the ballot, citing the “insurrection clause” of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
“I want to start by thanking the Supreme Court for its unanimous decision,” Trump said in remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, a few hours after the ruling.
“It was a very important decision, very well crafted, and I think it will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which our country needs,” Trump continued. “They worked long, they worked hard, and, frankly, they worked very quickly on something that will be spoken about 100 years from now and 200 years from now. It’s extremely important.”
“You cannot take somebody out of a race. The voters can take the person out of the race very quickly, but a court shouldn’t be doing that. And the Supreme Court saw that very well,” Trump added. “And I really do believe that will be a unifying factor, because while most states were thrilled to have me, there were some that didn’t, and they didn’t want that for political reasons.”
