‘This is election interference’: Alabama Republicans sound off on Colorado judges removing Trump from ballot

Several Alabama Republicans on Tuesday criticized the Colorado judges who ruled to remove Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, suggested the Colorado Supreme Court put its thumb on the scale when it ruled 4-3 that Trump violated the 14th Amendment by engaging in insurrection and is therefore disqualified from appearing on the ballot.

“This is election interference,” Moore tweeted Tuesday. “America stands with President Trump!”

The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is stayed until Jan. 4 to give the U.S. Supreme Court a chance to settle the matter as Trump said he will appeal the ruling.

Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, said he is optimistic the nation’s highest court will rule in the former president’s favor.

“I’m confident the United States Supreme Court will reverse the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court,” he said, adding that “[s]tate courts should not be in the business of deciding who may or may not seek federal office. This ruling also realistically has no impact at all on the electoral college.”

Tuesday’s unprecedented decision should not be celebrated, according to Rep. Gary Hoover, R-Hoover.

“Voters deserve the ability to elect their president, not partisan judges,” he said. “Removing President Trump from the ballot sets a dangerous precedent where the Constitution becomes a meaningless document weaponized by the left against their political enemies.”

Rep. Dale Strong, R-Huntsville, said the Colorado decision will only strengthen Trump’s standing with the electorate.

“Colorado’s effort to remove President Trump from the ballot will fail because people see clearly what is happening. Trump is popular because he produced the greatest economy in generations & kept his promise to represent the American people instead of Washington special interests,” Strong tweeted. “The more America’s liberal elite try to silence him, the more support President Trump will earn. I am glad he intends to appeal this horrendous decision out of Colorado, and I trust that the Supreme Court will let the American people pick President Biden’s replacement.”