Trump to remain on Michigan ballot after judge rejects 14th Amendment challenge to eligibility

Michigan judge rules against bid to remove Trump from ballot over Jan. 6 riot

Anders Hagstrom / Fox News

 

Former President Donald Trump will remain on Michigan's ballot for the state's 2024 presidential primary, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

Trump's opponents have argued in multiple states that the former president is ineligible for office under the 14th Amendment. They state that Trump's actions surrounding the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol constituted insurrection against the U.S.

Michigan Court of Claims Judge James Redford rejected that argument, however.

"The judicial action of removing a candidate from the presidential ballot and prohibiting them from running essentially strips Congress of its ability to ‘by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such a disability,'" Redford wrote.

"The question of whether he is ineligible due to Section...Read more and see video here.

The Reason Why Hundreds Couldn't Make a Pro-Israel Rally in DC Yesterday Is Repulsive

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

There are reports that almost 300,000 attended the March for Israel rally in Washington, DC, yesterday. Another 250,000 reportedly watched online. Regardless of the total number, tens of thousands descended into the nation’s capital to show support for the Middle East’s only democracy, which is under attack by Hamas, other radical Islamic terrorist groups, the liberal media who have been giving the far-left antisemitic ammunition concerning their fake news reporting about Gaza.  

 

The rally was bipartisan, with top congressional Republicans and Democrats standing with the state of Israel. Rep. Ilham Omar (D-MN) was probably hardest hit. She was perhaps appalled at seeing all these Jewish people in one place, too (via Associated Press): Read more, see Xs and videos here.

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