Former Obama Adviser Issues Warning After Trump Ballot Rulings

‘It would rip the country apart if he were actually prevented from running because tens of millions of people want to vote for him,’ David Axelrod said.

Political consultant and analyst David Axelrod speaks at the University of Chicago on February 13, 2019. Joshua Lott /AFP via Getty Images

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod warned that recent decisions to remove former President Donald Trump from state primary ballots would cause significant turmoil ahead of the 2024 election.

This past week, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows barred President Trump from the ballot, claiming his actions before the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol violated the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause.”