In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.”
The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of time to appeal.
Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar anti-Trump challenge from Colorado is pending before the US Supreme Court, which is widely expected to reject arguments that Trump is barred from office.
Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter heavily relied on the prior finding by the Colorado Supreme Court, calling Colorado’s “rationale compelling.”
Social media works by engagement. It doesn’t matter if the comments are negative or not. The more you engage with content the more people will see it because algorithms will push it higher in the feed. Any press is good press, so engagement with everything about Trump just gives him more airtime. If he wasn’t in the press every five seconds then he wouldn’t be as popular.