White House distances itself from Colorado fight over Trump 2024 ballot access

The White House declined to comment on whether President Joe Biden considered former President Donald Trump an insurrectionist after the Colorado Supreme Court made the determination as part of its decision to disqualify Trump from appearing on the state’s presidential primary ballot next year.

“I cannot comment on anything that is related to an upcoming election like 2024, and this is a legal process, so I’m just not going to comment,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday.

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Jean-Pierre also declined to comment on whether Biden hopes the federal Supreme Court will quickly decide to consider a likely appeal of the case and settle the matter, citing the Hatch Act.

“What I can say is the president’s not involved. We’re not involved in it,” she said. “Just not going to get involved in any court decision that’s made. Supreme Court, any court decision is a legal process. We’re going to leave it alone, not comment. … We try to do our best to follow the law and just not going to comment on this.”

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The Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump on Tuesday after ruling he is ineligible to become president again under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause, in Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, a 4-3 decision that Trump has pledged to take to the Supreme Court.

The Colorado court stayed its decision until Jan. 4, the day before the state’s ballot access deadline, or until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the case.