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Trump: 14th Amendment cases and media have boosted popularity

During a recent campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, former President Trump expressed his view that attempts to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot using the 14th Amendment, along with media coverage, have actually made him more popular. Addressing the audience at his Commit to Caucus rally, Trump suggested that the efforts by some states to exclude him from next year’s ballot have ironically increased his popularity.

Trump referred to legal actions initiated by voters and advocacy groups aiming to bar him from running in 2024, especially concerning his involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol incident. These cases, raised in states like Michigan, Colorado, and Minnesota, invoked the 14th Amendment’s Section 3, which prohibits anyone from holding office if they’ve participated in insurrection. However, courts in these states ultimately ruled that Trump could remain on the ballot.

The former president also commented on his opponents’ strategies, criticizing what he perceives as disinformation and claiming that if they genuinely wanted to face him in elections, they wouldn’t have indicted him multiple times or tried to keep him off the ballot.

Reflecting on his past election performances, Trump mentioned that he received more votes than any incumbent president in history in the last presidential election, a race he has not conceded to President Biden.

Additionally, Trump spoke in Ankeny, Iowa, where he disapproved of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ endorsement of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the primary. He criticized DeSantis, pointing out his trailing position in polls compared to Trump. Both Trump and DeSantis spent the weekend campaigning in Iowa, preparing for the upcoming Iowa caucuses on January 15.