Maine joins Colorado which earlier this month additionally disqualified Trump from its Republican major.

Washington:

The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential major after the highest election official dominated him ineligible attributable to involvement within the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows mentioned in her ruling that the occasions of January 6, 2021 “occurred at the behest of, and with the knowledge and support of, the outgoing President.”

“The US Constitution does not tolerate an assault on the foundations of our government and (Maine law) requires me to act in response,” the ruling learn.

Maine joins Colorado which earlier this month additionally disqualified Trump from its Republican major, strikes that may definitely be challenged within the US Supreme Court.

The rulings in each states invoked the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which bars from workplace anybody previously sworn to guard the nation who later engages in riot.

Trump’s marketing campaign rapidly slammed Bellows’ ruling as “attempted theft of an election and the disenfranchisement of the American voter.”

“Make no mistake, these partisan election interference efforts are a hostile assault on American democracy,” marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung mentioned in an announcement, accusing President Joe Biden and Democrats of “relying on the force of government institutions to protect their grip on power.”

Cheung mentioned Trump would attraction the Maine secretary of state’s determination.

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