Donald Trump has branded efforts to block him from standing in the 2024 US Presidential Election as "electoral interference" as the Supreme Court considers bids to prevent the 77-year-old appearing on the ballot.
The 45th President, who labelled Joe Biden the "worst" Commander-in-Chief ever, took aim at Democrats as he alleged they had been pushing several legal challenges in an attempt to derail his White House return.
The Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether the 14th Amendment's so-called insurrection clause could halt Trump's bid following riots on January 6, 2021.
Colorado's Supreme Court had previously ruled Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot but justices appeared sceptical about the Centennial State's decision.
Donald Trump addressed reporters from Mar-a-Lago after the Supreme Court heard evidenceGB NEWSTrump, who seemed confident about the presentation given by attorneys earlier today, said: "I hope that democracy in this country will continue because right now we have a very, very tough situation with all of the radical left ideas.
"The weaponisation of politics, they've weaponised it like it's never been weaponised before."
Speaking to reports from his home in Mar-a-Lago, the ex-President added: "It's unfortunate that we have to go through a thing like that.
"I consider it to be more election interference by the Democrats. That's what they're doing. The good news is we're leading in virtually every poll."
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Demonstrators are seen as the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Colorado could keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot
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The Supreme Court's nine justices will soon decide whether Colorado's case can stand.
Allies of the former President warn removing the 77-year-old from the ballot would unleash "chaos".
California, Michigan and Minnesota dismissed efforts to block Trump under the 14th Amendment.
Supreme Court justices were last heavily involved in a race to the White House in 2000 after George W Bush beat Al Gore in Florida by just 537 ballots.
Protesters demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme CourtGETTYThe 14th Amendment, which has not been used to bar a potential presidential nominee before, was adopted following the Civil War to block any candidate "engaged in insurrection" from holding public office.
It has been so rarely used that the Supreme Court has no previous interpretation ahead of its deliberations.
The House of Representatives impeached Trump for a second time after January 6 on a charge of "incitement of insurrection".
However, the Senate acquitted the 77-year-old yet again by failing to meet the two-thirds majority needed to secure a conviction.
Trump held a rally ahead of the riots, telling voters to "fight like hell" by marching "peacefully and patriotically" to the Capitol as he peddled the unfounded claim that the 2020 US Presidential Election was stolen.
The incident resulted in nine deaths and a number of police officers being injured.
Donald Trump won the latest ballot in New HampshireREUTERS
However, a ballot bar is not the only legal issue facing the 45th President.
Trump has been criminally indicted four times and faces a series of trials ahead of November 5.
He was snapped with a mugshot in Georgia over the Peach State’s probe alleging 13 criminal counts relating to election interference.
A federal investigation into January 6, a probe into the alleged mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and felony counts into falsifying business records could still put the 45th President in hot water.
The indictments have not yet posed problems for Trump, with opinion polls instead suggesting anger among MAGA voters emboldening his base.