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Colorado Kicks Trump Off the Ballot

Americast

BBC

News, Government, Politics

4.33.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Trump cannot run for president in the state.

The Trump team has called the decision “completely flawed” and will appeal to the US Supreme Court.

But will this lead other states to follow suit?

The Americast team brings in a constitutional expert – Kermit Roosevelt III – to dive into the 14th amendment and what could happen next.

HOSTS: • Sarah Smith, North America editor • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUEST: • Kermit Roosevelt III, author and constitutional scholar

GET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email Americast@bbc.co.uk • Or use #Americast

Find out more about our award-winning “undercover voters” here: bbc.in/3lFddSF.

This episode was made by George Dabby with Catherine Fusillo, Rufus Gray, Claire Betzer and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Matthew Dean. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts.

0:05.0

Surprise, but on this episode of America,

0:07.5

we are going to be talking about Donald Trump.

0:09.6

But before we do that, there's someone else we want to talk about, you thought you'd seen the last of him.

0:14.5

I was young and I had fun at a festival.

0:20.9

Santos Watch.

0:22.4

Sue me for having a life.

0:23.8

He's not leaving the stage quietly, is he?

0:25.8

It's the return of everyone's favorite Santos Watch.

0:29.2

And it's because the expelled congressman has given an interview to the American comedian Zeway where he flung mud in all kinds of different directions at his former colleagues and he wasn't particularly repentant.

0:40.0

You are the only congressman to be expelled without a conviction.

0:44.0

Is it safe to say you didn't come to the Capitol to make friends?

0:48.0

I wasn't there to play nice. I was there to expose the rot and corruption, and I did.

0:52.0

And I'm going to continue to do it.

0:53.8

Republicans and Democrats alike, swampy, slimy people selling this country down a river.

0:58.6

I would say that you are a messy bitch that lives for drama.

1:01.0

True of all.

1:02.0

You can call me a messy

1:02.8

but I've been called worse but I'll take it.

1:05.1

I'll, can you make a pin and mail it to me? I'll

1:08.1

I'll send you, I will wear your messy

1:09.9

p-pinn any day.

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