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"It's self-evident. You saw it all. Whether the 14th Amendment
applies or not, we'll let the court make that decision," Biden
told reporters during a trip to Wisconsin.
"But he certainly supported an insurrection. There's no question
about it. None. Zero. And he seems to be doubling down on it,"
Biden said.
The president's comments were in response to the Colorado
Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday, which disqualified Trump from
serving as U.S. president and said he cannot appear on the
primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6,
2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
The historic 4-3 ruling, likely to be taken up by the U.S.
Supreme Court, makes Trump the first presidential candidate
deemed ineligible for the White House under the rarely used 14th
amendment to the US Constitution that bars officials who have
engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office.
Trump vowed to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, and
the Colorado court said it would delay the effect of its
decision until at least Jan. 4, 2024, to allow for an appeal.
Trump's campaign called the court decision "undemocratic."
"The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision
tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court," a spokesperson from the Trump campaign said.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Nandita Bose in Washington;
Editing by Heather Timmons and Alistair Bell)
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