Trump News for Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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Anti-Trumpers rally in defense after he's booted from Colorado ballot
New York Post
Colorado's Supreme Court managed to bring a bevy of die-hard anti-Trump Republicans as well as his fellow 2024 GOP rivals to his defense.
Dec 20, 2023, 11:47 PM
Why the Supreme Court has to strike down Trump's ballot removal.
Slate
Stories about Pope Francis, Joe Biden's historically low polling numbers, the new Percy Jackson adaptation, and more.
Dec 20, 2023, 11:46 PM
The Folly of Colorado’s Trump Disqualification
The Wall Street Journal
Four state Supreme Court judges ban the former President from the 2024 ballot without due process.
Dec 20, 2023, 11:30 PM
Voters Don’t Want a Biden-Trump Rematch. This is Why.
POLITICO
A week of missteps and damaging news cycles is reminding voters in each party of their likely nominees’ flaws.
Dec 20, 2023, 11:24 PM
Colorado Supreme Court Was Narrowly Split on Barring Trump From Ballot
The New York Times
The 4-3 decision was harshly criticized by Trump supporters, who called it undemocratic. But some observers say the court is notably nonpartisan.
Dec 20, 2023, 11:18 PM
Trump's lawyers tell Supreme Court to stay out of immunity dispute in 2020 election case for now
CP24 Toronto
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to stand down from a dispute over whether he can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:47 PM
Trump vs. the Banana Republic of Colorado
The Wall Street Journal
The effort to remove him from the ballot is legally baseless and helps his campaign.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:37 PM
Trump seeks to spin court ruling into political gold
The Australian Financial Review
The former president’s re-election bid may hinge on upcoming judgments in the US Supreme Court.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:36 PM
What the 14th amendment means for Donald Trump's presidential campaign
The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump's bid to win back the White House in 2024 is now endangered by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:33 PM
Ron DeSantis finally takes jab at Trump's 'poison blood' comments that echo Hitler
Raw Story
Trump quoting Adolf Hitler apparently isn't helping combat the country's immigration issues. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is challenging the 45th president for the GOP presidential nomination, appeared on Christian Broadcasting Network with David Brody to subtly jab at his former POTUS pal after b...
Dec 20, 2023, 10:22 PM
Wisconsin elections commission rejects complaint against Trump fake electors for second time
Devdiscourse
The state Justice Department concluded that Republicans were legitimately trying to preserve Trumps legal standing as courts were deciding if he or Biden won the election.Fake electors met in Wisconsin and other battleground states that Trump lost in 2020, attempting to cast ballots for the former president even though he lost.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:14 PM
S&P 500: Maturity Walls, Moderation, And The Trump Wildcard In 2024
Seeking Alpha
We're guessing around a 13% gain in S&P 500 Index till 2024-end. We don't expect too much earnings growth for the SPY. Click here to read more.
Dec 20, 2023, 10:12 PM
The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out
The Globe and Mail
For the first time in history Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to prohibit someone from running for the presidency, U.S. Supreme Court likely to have final say whether the ruling will stand
Dec 20, 2023, 10:06 PM
Americans are hoping the courts will spare them an electoral reckoning with Trump
The Guardian
Colorado’s supreme court concluded the ex-president could not hold office. Alas, the US supreme court will likely not agree
Dec 20, 2023, 10:03 PM
Colorado Supreme Court may have given surprise gift to Trump
The Hill
The Colorado Supreme Court delivered a December surprise Tuesday with its ruling barring former President Trump from the GOP primary ballot in the state. The justices, by a 4-3 margin, ruled that Trump had engaged in insurrection in relation to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. They further contended that this disqualifies him from…
Dec 20, 2023, 10:00 PM
Biden says ‘self-evident’ Trump supported insurrection
The Australian Financial Review
The US president was responding to the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that threatens to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot in the state.
Dec 20, 2023, 9:57 PM
Trump's lawyers ask Supreme Court to stay out of dispute on whether he is immune from prosecution
The Globe and Mail
Trump faces four criminal cases and 91 felony counts as he seeks to reclaim the White House, a core aspect of his defence strategy has been to try to delay the prosecutions
Dec 20, 2023, 9:18 PM
Fact check: Are Colorado Supreme Court justices ‘unelected,’ as GOP has claimed?
Cable News Network
After the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for office because of the Constitution’s “insurrectionist ban,” some prominent Republicans bashed the “unelected judges” for their decision.
Dec 20, 2023, 9:12 PM
Colorado’s ruling to disqualify Trump sets up a showdown at supreme court
The Guardian
The conservative-dominated court, to which Trump appointed three stringent rightwingers, will pitch into the partisan fight
Dec 20, 2023, 9:04 PM
Former GOP governor lashes out at Colorado ballot ruling: ‘Pure partisan ridiculous stuff’
The Hill
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) dug into the Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification of former President Trump from the state ballot, calling it “pure partisan ridiculous stuff.” “I don’t need to lay out my bona fides as my opposition to Donald Trump. But this is just … pure partisan ridiculous stuff here,” Kasich said in…
Dec 20, 2023, 9:01 PM
Trump urges Supreme Court to decline to fast-track dispute over immunity claim
CBS News
Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to quickly decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from federal prosecution.
Dec 20, 2023, 8:35 PM
'No question' Donald Trump 'supported an insurrection' as Joe Biden condemns Republican opponent
Sky News
Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency under the constitution's insurrection clause after a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court Tuesday night.
Dec 20, 2023, 8:34 PM
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay consideration of Jan. 6 immunity arguments
The Hill
Former President Trump’s legal team asked the Supreme Court to hold off on weighing whether he is immune from prosecution after special counsel Jack Smith asked the high court to assess the issue. Trump is appealing the decision of U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who declined his motion to toss his election interference case…
Dec 20, 2023, 8:08 PM
Trump’s GOP rivals face balancing act over Colorado ruling with Iowa caucuses fast approaching
Cable News Network
Donald Trump’s rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination largely closed ranks around the former president, adding to the broad GOP criticism of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he cannot appear on the state’s primary ballot next year.
Dec 20, 2023, 8:02 PM
Trump urges U.S. Supreme Court not to expedite 2020 immunity claim
The Globe and Mail
Trump’s lawyers wrote in the filing that the special counsel is urging the justices to bypass the normal appellate process
Dec 20, 2023, 7:59 PM