it is saturday, january the 6th. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since a mob attacked the united states capitol at the port of donald trump s desperate him to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of that fire insurrection continues to loom large over american democracy. especially now, as the 2024 race heats up. but both the twice impeached, multiply indicted former president, and the current, duly elected president, understand this. that s why january six is a central component of each other presidential campaigns, albeit in vastly different ways. president biden gave the first major speech of his reelection bid yesterday, and he used to as an opportunity to reflect on how the insurrection exposed trump s complete disregard for america s constitutional and democratic values, and emphasized that the former president remains a danger to democracy. it s the first national elections since jan
insurrection placed a dagger at the throat of american democracy. since that moment. we all know who donald trump is. the question we have to answer is, who are we? that s what s at stake. [applause] who are we? but you re ahead, as you talk to your family and friends, cast your ballots, the power is in your hands. after all we ve been through on our history, from independents to civil war to two world war was to a pandemic to insurrection, i refused to believe, that in 2024, we americans will choose to walk away from what made us the greatest nation in the history of the world. in contrast, donald trump has gone to great lengths to try to rewrite the history of the insurrection. he said that january six was quote, a pew to full day. he calls the people who were in charged or convicted for storming the capitol martyrs and hostages. trump enters a 2024 race both at the undisputed front runner for the republican nomination
trump had engaged in one. you held a hearing before coming to the decision that you made. i want to understand, for our viewers, the process you used to come to the decision, to remove donald trump from the ballot, at least in, you know, if the supreme court supports that decision. thank you so much. it s important to understand the process, because in this country, what makes us great as we follow that rule of law. and in maine, because of course, under article one of the constitution, the constitution delegates to the states to the authority to administer the elections, and maine, once the secretary of state qualifies a candidate for the ballot, any registered maine voters may, within a week, file a challenge to the qualifications of a candidate. that is predicated on a main law that requires and delegates the authority to the secretary to ensure that any candidate seeking access to the primary
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colorado s republican primary ballot. last month, colorado state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from the ballot, because of his actions, leading up to and including on the day of the insurrection. the justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments in that case on february the 8th, which is lightening speed by supreme court standards. trump s eligibility to run for office has been challenged in 34 states. it s produced mixed results so far. a number of lawsuits have been dismissed. others have been pending in the court. the supreme court is not only going to decide if trump may appear on colorado s primary ballot, but it may determine his eligibility to run in the entire general election. maine is the only other state so far to rule that trump is constitutionally disqualified from appearing on the ballot. but due to the unprecedented nature of this entire situation, officials in both colorado and maine are operating a great restraint, and put their decisio