Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the US presidency, has made a commitment to withdraw from the primary ballot of the Colorado Republican party until former President Donald Trump’s name is reinstated as a contender. The primary elections in each state determine the party’s representative in the national presidential election. The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled, with a narrow margin of four to three, that Trump had engaged in insurrection and was therefore ineligible to run for office in the state. The court held him responsible for inciting his supporters to storm the US Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021.
Ramaswamy has firmly stated that he will only participate in the state’s primary if Trump is reinstated. He has also called upon Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley to take the same action immediately, warning that failure to do so would imply their endorsement of this illegal maneuver, which could have disastrous consequences for the country.
Ramaswamy concluded by describing the court’s decision as an actual attack on democracy, characterizing it as un-American, unconstitutional, and unprecedented. He criticized a group of Democrat judges for preventing Trump from appearing on the Colorado ballot, referring to them as a cabal.
In response to Ramaswamy’s stance, Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, stated that he will not remove himself from the ballot, as he believes doing so would be playing into the hands of the Left. DeSantis expressed confidence that the ruling will eventually be overturned by the US Supreme Court, considering it a political decision.
It is worth noting that the Colorado Supreme Court justices who barred Trump from the ballot were all appointed by Democratic governors, as reported by the New York Times. Trump has vowed to appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court, which currently has a conservative majority.
It is important to highlight that this ruling does not prevent Trump from running in other states across the country. Additionally, the former president is currently facing 91 felony counts in four ongoing criminal cases in Washington, New York, Florida, and Georgia, in addition to the accusations related to the events of January 6.
