Ramaswamy comes out in support of Trump after Colorado Supreme Court’s decision

Washington (Uttam Hindu News): Indian-American presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to withdraw his name from the Colorado primary ballot if former President Donald Trump’s “disqualification” is not reversed.

Ramaswamy’s move comes after the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday banned Trump from running in the state’s presidential primary election. The court ruled that he was involved in “rebellion” on 6 January 2021.

Coming out strongly in support of his Republican presidential rival, Ramaswamy said in a post on A group of Democrat judges is blocking Trump in Colorado.

“I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary if Trump is not allowed to participate in the state’s election process.”

Additionally, the 38-year-old entrepreneur also urged his fellow Republican presidential candidates – Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley – to do the same “immediately”.

He said their failure to do so would mean “that they are tacitly supporting this illegal maneuver that will have disastrous consequences for our country”.

The top provincial court cited Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021 attack when a mob of supporters attacked the US Congress – at his insistence and direction – to prevent lawmakers from certifying Joe Biden as the next president. Could.

This decision has come under Amendment 14 of the US Constitution, which bars people involved in the rebellion from contesting the presidential election.

Ramaswami said, “After trying every means possible to prevent President Trump from running in this election, the bipartisan establishment is now adopting a new strategy to prevent him from running for office again: the 14th Amendment.”

A Trump campaign spokesman said an appeal would be filed Tuesday night.

According to Fox News, Trump-related disqualification lawsuits are pending in 13 states, including Texas, Nevada and Wisconsin.