There is hope for Donald Trump and his supporters for Colorado as the US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the state can ban him from the presidential ballot. This would set the stage for a potentially landmark legal decision that would have implications for the 2024 US presidential election.
The Supreme Court yesterday (Friday) confirmed it would hear the case, with arguments set for next month (February 8). That puts any decision on a collision course with the presidential primary process, which will start on January 15 with the Iowa caucuses, followed by the New Hampshire primary on January 23.
Trump is still the frontrunner in the field of Republicans vying for the party’s nomination. His standing in opinion polls has only gotten better in recent months as his legal troubles have compounded.
Trump’s supporters are strongly behind him
The court’s move will put the spotlight on its nine justices, three of whom were appointed by the former president when he was in office.
Speaking at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa, on Friday, shortly after the Supreme Court said it would hear his case, Trump said: “All I want is fair. I fought really hard to get three very, very good people, and they’re great people, very smart people.”
He added: “And I just hope they’re going to be fair, because, you know, the other side plays the ref.”
