Trump’s GOP Rivals Denounce Colorado Ruling, Say Voters Not Judges Should Decide

Colorado’s State Supreme Court ruled in a 4–3 decision to ban President Trump from the primary election ballot on Dec. 19.

Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 17, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

For most of 2023, four Republican presidential candidates have been on a mission to beat former President Donald Trump in the upcoming race for the White House. But by Dec. 20, all four of them had spoken out in his defense to stay in the race and remain on the primary ballot alongside them.

Colorado’s State Supreme Court ruled in a 4–3 decision to ban President Trump from the election ballot on Dec. 19, based on an insurrection clause found in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.