Independent presidential candidate Cornel West weighed in Wednesday on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision.
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West issued a warning about the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that removes former President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot.
The 4-3 ruling determined that Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination, is ineligible to appear on the state’s ballot over his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Critics allege that his speech culminated in the violent protest in which his supporters illegally entered the Capitol in an attempt to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
The court ruled Tuesday that his actions violated Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, barring any individual from holding federal or state office who has “engaged in insurrection.”
West, who is running as a progressive alternative to President Joe Biden, expressed concerns about the ruling in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday evening.
