primaries and ordered his name to remain on the ballot. The Supreme Court’s verdict applies equally to Maine and Illinois, where Trump was also disqualified from the primaries under a section of the Constitution that states that a person accused of insurrection cannot be elected to public office.
The decision was announced ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday, which will see primaries in 15 states and one territory with more than a third of the delegates at stake to choose the Republican nominee in November’s presidential election. Trump is hoping to deal a fatal blow today to the candidacy of Nikki Haley, the only remaining challenger in the race, but Haley, buoyed by her victory in Sunday’s Washington, D.C. primary, believes she still has what it takes to compete for the nomination.
Author: Ricardo Ramos
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