a lot of news tonight. maine now the second state to ban donald trump from the primary ballot. the news continues, the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight, straight from the source. donald trump has been disqualified from the primary ballot in the state of maine, making it the second state to remove him because of his role on january 6th. also, cnn obtaining exclusive new recordings that show just how frantic that effort to carry out the fake electors scheme really was, just days before the capital attack. almost hiring a private jet to fly copies of bogus ballots that were stuck in that mail. also, nikki haley announces of course slavery caused the civil war. that was not her answer last night. i m kaitlan collins and this is the source. history has been met once again tonight. not the kind that donald trump wants. as he s now been disqualified from the primary ballot in maine. a decision that comes now just after the colorado supreme court rul
maine, making it the second state to remove him because of his role on january 6th. also cnn obtaining exclusive new recordings that show just how frantic that effort to carry out the fake electors scheme really was just days before the capitol attack, almost chartering private jets to fly copies of bogus ballots stuck in the mail. nikki haley says, of course slavery caused the civil war. that was not her answer last night. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. history has been made once again tonight, not the kind that donald trump wants, as he has now been disqualified from the primary ballot in maine, a decision that comes nine days after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump is ineligible to be on that state s ballot because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. therefore, barring him under the 14th amendment of the constitution. here it is in black and white from maine s democratic secretary of state, shanna bellows, who said that he was, quote, n
former president donald trump s name is taken off the ballot in a second state this. time in maine where the unprecedented decision is now threatening the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. hello, everyone, i m anita vogel in los angeles and bryan, as john roberts likes to say, happy friday to you. bryan: i m in new york, sandra and john are off today. 34-page ruling, maine s secretary of state says her unilateral decision to remove trump from the primary ballot is because he engaged in an insurrection. the trump campaign firing back with plans to appeal and calling it a hostile assault on american democracy. anita: the decision follows colorado s historic ruling last week and similar cases are playing out in more than a dozen states across the country. joe concha is standing by with reaction on this. bryan: lucas tomlinson is travelling with the president in st. croix. lucas, any reaction from the white house? bryan, no reaction from the whi
necessary legal basis to do so, they will be sent away. bryan: biden administration closing out 2023 with a record breaking surge at the southern border. cbp sources tell fox there have been more than 276,000 migrant encounters since december 1st. that s equivalent to the entire city of buffalo, new york, or reno, nevada, and there s no signs of stopping as we head into a new year. hello, hello, everyone, the last hour of america reports of 2023. anita: hard to believe we made it, it is friday. anita vogel in los angeles. john and sandra are off. iran national with ties to terrorism was arrested by border patrol after he was caught crossing illegally right near niagara falls. bryan: according to ice, his second attempt trying to enter from canada, authorities sending him back to canada where he is a permanent resident and wanted for assault charges. anita: meanwhile, sanctuary cities far from the border like new york, chicago and denver, they are just struggling to
decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. instead just secretary of state shenna bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. one of whom i ll speak to in just a moment. what bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into super tuesday. we re also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the supreme court. still voters are urging justices to speed up their review of an appeal from colorado s republican party. how and when they could act. plus which other states could throw a wrench into trump s 2024 calendar. we ve got a whole lot to cover. let s dive in. joining me msnbc news justice reporter ryan riley. bring us up to speed on what happened in maine and how donald trump is now reacting. yes. as you expect the trump campaign plans to file an appeal quickly and get this through the