They say even a stopped clock is right twice a day … and the broken timepieces sitting around the table of ABC’s “The View” proved that adage right this week.
After the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that reversed a Colorado high court decision to keep former President Donald Trump’s name off the ballot, the talk show’s co-hosts begrudgingly endorsed the move.
SCOTUS KEEPS TRUMP ON COLORADO BALLOT: #TheView co-hosts weigh in on the Supreme Court unanimously ruling that Colorado courts cannot keep former Pres. Trump off the state's ballot for engaging in insurrection. https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/PLB41zF1yv
— The View (@TheView) March 4, 2024
According to the Daily Caller:
Co-host Sara Haines said the case in Colorado would open the doors for conservative states to act in a similar manner. Co-host Ana Navarro said Colorado’s case opened up a “Pandora’s box,” and argued the voters should decide who is on the ballot.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said the decision protects the nation from future consequences for years to come.
“I think it was the right decision, not a welcome one — it can sometimes be the right thing precedentially but also maybe you worry about it for the country. But the justices were always gonna look at what could this mean ten, twenty years down the road,” Griffin said. “And to Ana’s point, there was also a Missouri secretary of state, a Republican Secretary of State, who threatened to keep Biden off the ballot under the same decision, so it does open a bit of a slippery slope.”
The Supreme Court decision evoked widespread support on social media:
It’s good that the Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s scheme to prevent Americans from voting for Trump.
But it’s alarming that so many prominent liberals supported this outrageous, unAmerican ploy.
This would be expected in a third-world country. Not in America.
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) March 5, 2024
YOU CANT TOUCH THIS!
Supreme Court Ruled in favor of President Trump!
9-0 UNANIMOUS Donald Trump can run for President, will remain on the 2024 ballot.
CRY MORE! Trump 2024!
Who else ready for his return 🤚 pic.twitter.com/j10awhgdZj
— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) March 4, 2024
But then there were the ultra-partisan leftists who would support just about any authoritarian overreach if it would harm Trump or the MAGA movement.
The libs are losing their minds because Trump wasn’t removed from the ballot and the Supreme Court uphelp the Constitution. This tiktoker says the Supreme Court is illegitimate.
These are the people who yell “Democracy!” pic.twitter.com/ZxSnIVRdqp
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 4, 2024
So how did Trump himself react to the news? Here’s what Fox News reported:
“I want to start by thanking the Supreme Court for its unanimous decision today. It was a very important decision, were very well crafted, and I think it will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which our country needs,” Trump said. “And they worked long, they worked hard, and frankly, they worked very quickly on something that will be spoken about 100 years from now and 200 years from now. Extremely important.”
Trump also blamed President Biden for his legal challenges, and claimed he is using judges and prosecutors to influence the election.
And the full video of his remarks:
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