hello everyone and welcome t the special edition of hannity. i am tammy bruce and for sean hannity on this last friday of 2023. we begin with authoritarianism and the state of maine. last night, secretary of state devout democrat decided that sh alone has the power to pick and choose who is allowed to appear on the republican ballot for it of course, donald trump did not make the cut. she believes deep in her heart that trump committed a act of insurrection despite no convictions or anything like that. moments after banning front, sh appeared on msnbc and cnn to brag about her heartfelt decision. watch this. i was duty-bound to follow and to ensure that candidates all the candidates who appear o the primary ballot are qualifie for the office they seek. no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate and ballot access based on section 13 of the 14th amendment. no presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection. maybe they have been dead and becau
removed from the 2024 ballot in the state of maine. the secretary of state ruling trump violated the 14th amendment, making it the second state to disqualify trump from holding office. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: final show of the year. the centsiment is the same. just hours before, trump s name returned to the ballot in colorado. trump is facing lawsuits in 13 states to get removed, even some republican rivals are pushing to get these cases dropped. carley: alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: this is first where election official has taken action to remove former president trump from the ballot. bellows writing, mr. trump used a false narrative of election fraud to enflame his voters. here is more. the events of january 6 2021, which were unprecedented and tragic, were insurrection and under engaged in insurrection and is therefore disqualified. alexandria: that was designed to keep confederate officers from holding offic