At the recent meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, 55 percent favored Donald Trump for President in 2024. That is below expectations, but Trump is still number one. Is there a way to block him from running again? Yes. Well, theoretically at least. True, in the impeachment trial the Senate did not convict Trump, and therefore did not vote to disqualify him from future office. But the Fourteenth Amendment, from 1868, bars from federal office anyone who has taken an oath to the U.S. constitution and has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the Constitution or "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
8. Trump in 2024: Can He Be Barred?
8. Trump in 2024: Can He Be Barred?
8. Trump in 2024: Can He Be Barred?
At the recent meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, 55 percent favored Donald Trump for President in 2024. That is below expectations, but Trump is still number one. Is there a way to block him from running again? Yes. Well, theoretically at least. True, in the impeachment trial the Senate did not convict Trump, and therefore did not vote to disqualify him from future office. But the Fourteenth Amendment, from 1868, bars from federal office anyone who has taken an oath to the U.S. constitution and has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" against the Constitution or "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."