'Give me some specifics': Missouri Republican unable to back up Biden allegation during testy interview

09 Jan 2024, 14:26 by https://www.facebook.com/17108852506 · AlterNet

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft with Betsy DeVos in 2020 (Creative Commons)
Alex Henderson
January 09, 2024Bank

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review former President Donald Trump's challenge to a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, which barred Trump from the state's presidential ballot based on Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment. Under Section 3, an "officer" who has engaged in "insurrection" is ineligible to run for certain government positions.

Some pro-Trump Republicans have been arguing that if Trump's foes can remove him from state ballots, the same thing can be done to President Joe Biden.

During a Monday, January 8 appearance on CNN, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft — a far-right Republican — threatened to remove Biden from the state's ballot. And Ashcroft's conversation with CNN's Boris Sanchez grew testy when Sanchez challenged his argument for a possible Biden removal.

POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again?

Sanchez asked Ashcroft, "What would then be your justification for removing Joe Biden from the ballot in Missouri? Has he engaged, in your mind, in some kind of insurrection?"

Ashcroft responded, "Um, there have been allegations that he's engaged in insurrection."

But Sanchez demanded specifics, telling the Missouri secretary of state, "You can't stay something like that and not back it up…. What did Joe Biden do, in your mind, that equates insurrection? What allegations are you taking about?"

Ashcroft, sounding frustrated, was unable to back up his claim, telling Sanchez, "I have, I have seen allegations from the lieutenant governor of Texas that has said that the Joe Biden has, uh, uh, been part of insurrection or rebellion."

Sanchez, however, demanded, "If you're going to make the claim, give me some specifics." And Ashcroft was unable to provide any.

Watch the full video below or here:

— (@)

From Your Site Articles