U.S. Secretary of State of Maine Shenna Bellows said on December 28 that former Trump is not eligible to participate in the 2024 U.S. election party primary in the state due to his involvement in the "Capitol Hill riot" on January 6, 2021. According to the Capitol Hill newspaper of the Beast, Belos said in an interview with CNN on December 29 that she received threatening messages after making the decision.
According to "The Beast**", CNN show anchor Caitland Collins told Bellows in an interview that day, "Trump himself shared your office's *** on social ** I wonder if you have been worried about your safety since you made that decision, given your position and the decision you made?."Belos replied that she had anticipated possible threats and that the threat messages were unacceptable.
Belos said the decision was based on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits federal, state and local** parties who have taken an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution from holding public office if they are involved in an "insurrection or insurrection." The decision makes Maine the second state in the United States, after Colorado, to exclude Trump from the U.S. Electoral Party primary. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chang responded to Bellows' statement by saying he would quickly challenge it in state court to prevent the secretary of state's decision from taking effect.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court of Colorado ruled on December 19 that Trump was ineligible for the 2024 party primary in the state because of his involvement in the "Capitol Hill riot" on January 6, 2021. The Trump team has offered to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump has denied wrongdoing in the Capitol riot, arguing that lawsuits like the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3, are baseless and "anti-democratic." According to the analysis of the Washington Post, although the relevant ruling only applies to Colorado, if it has a "demonstration effect" in other states, it will be difficult for Trump to get the Republican nomination. Some analysts say that with the arrival of the first year, political polarization in the United States may intensify, and domestic public opinion will also be more popular.
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