Democrat attempts to “block” Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid are inciting a civil war, a commentator has claimed.
Michael Knowles from the Daily Wire joined Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News America to discuss the Colorado Supreme Court expelling the former US president from the state’s Republican primary ballot.
Branding the decision a “joke”, Knowles warned about the further implications that may come about as a result of the verdict.
He called on Americans to take note of similar attempts to shut Trump down across the country, even those who stand against him.
Michael Knowles has issued a warning
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“The last time we were in a similar situation was back in 1860 when President Lincoln was the Republican nominee”, he said.
“He also did not appear on the ballots in the Southern states. In fact, this circumstance is even more egregious because back in 1860 it was the respective political parties who took care of the balloting.
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Former president Donald TrumpReuters“The reason Lincoln did not appear in the Southern states largely is because the Republican Party was new and decided not to organise and print ballots in those states.
“If the Democrats are eager for civil war, I suppose this would be the way to do it.”
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was cited in the ruling, the first time in history that the provision was used to block a presidential contender’s campaign.
The Colorado high court ruled that Trump had engaged in insurrection as a result of the Jan 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol in the wake of his election loss to Joe Biden.
Knowles hit out at liberals in America, saying they are acting in an anti-democratic matter in attempting to silence Trump.
He told Rees-Mogg: “when they say that we need to protect our sacred democracy, when they say Donald Trump threatens our sacred democracy, they don’t really mean democracy.
“What they’re referring to is liberalism and liberalism and democracy are rather different things.
“When they come into conflict, the Democrats will always choose liberalism. This is why we hear that the Brexit in your country was an assault on democracy.
“How is it an assault on democracy when most people vote for something?”