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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Friday, December 29th,

2023. This is the excerpt. Today Maine has blocked Trump from the 2024 presidential primary

though it will likely be appealed. Plus we look at a Trump administration

employee's role on January 6th and North Korea's leader is preparing for war.

The top election official in the state of Maine said yesterday that she will remove Donald

Trump's name from the presidential ballot.

The decision will likely be appealed along with a similar ruling in Colorado.

Main Secretary of State Chenabelos, a Democrat, announced the decision yesterday, saying

that the insurrection is banned in the 14th

amendment of the US Constitution applies to Trump and the attack on the US

capital on January 6th 2021. In her decision Bellows wrote that the insurrection, quote,

occurred at the behest of and with the knowledge and support

of the outgoing president.

The US Constitution does not tolerate an assault

on the foundations of our government."

Still Bellows said she would delay the actual removal of Trump's name from the

main ballot until the courts finally rule on the question.

That means Trump will probably still be on the

state's Republican primary ballot on March 5th. The Trump campaign denying that

January 6th was an insurrection condemned the main decision saying in a statement that Bellows is a

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