WASHINGTON, December 21 Former US President Donald Trump said that the current leader of the United States, Joe Biden, is a rebel.
The day before, US President Joe Biden, when asked whether Trump was a “rebel,” replied that it was “self-evident.” According to the current president, Trump «supported the insurrection» and «there is no question about it.»
““I’m not a rebel… but corrupt Joe Biden is,” Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social.
The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday barred Trump from participating in local primaries to determine the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. The court said it was affirming the trial court's ruling that Trump should not be allowed to compete on the basis of the 14th Amendment, which restricts the right to be elected to those who «while holding office have engaged in rebellion or insurrection against the United States.»
A Trump campaign spokesman said that this decision would be challenged.
Earlier, ex-prosecutor of the US Department of Justice Ronald Siewert, in a commentary, called the court's decision in Colorado erroneous. In his opinion, higher courts will not support Trump's exclusion from the state primaries.
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, blocking the work of Congress for several hours. After the protesters were expelled from the building, congressmen confirmed Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election. Hundreds of people in the US were subsequently arrested by law enforcement on charges related to their participation in the assault. Trump was charged with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to interfere with official proceedings, interference and attempted interference with official proceedings, and conspiracy to violate rights. The ex-president declared his innocence in court.