Republicans in AZ, GA, and PA Draft Legislation to Remove Biden from Ballot

Three Republican lawmakers drafted legislation to remove President Biden from the Democratic primary ballots in their states on Friday.

The Details: Representatives Aaron Bernstine (R-PA), Charlice Byrd (R-GA), and Cory Mcgarr (R-AZ) released a joint statement that cited their motivation as showing the “absurdity” of Colorado’s decision to remove President Trump from the state’s ballot.

For Context: Earlier this week, the Colorado Supreme Court controversially ordered Trump’s name be removed from the state’s Republican primary ballot on the premise that he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies candidates who have “engaged in insurrection.”

Key Quote: The statement said, “By their very own interpretation of the law, Joe Biden is 100% not eligible to run for political office. Democrats’ insane justification to remove Trump can just as easily be applied to Joe Biden for his ‘insurrection’ at the southern border and his alleged corrupt family business dealings with China… To be clear, our objective is to showcase the absurdity of Colorado’s decision and allow ALL candidates to be on the ballot in all states.”

How The Media Covered It: Breitbart News (Right) was the first to report the story. The news was covered almost exclusively by outlets on the Right, but not by large mainstream outlets like Fox News (Right bias), New York Post (Lean Right bias), or National Review (Lean Right bias). As of December 24, Newsweek (Center bias) was the only Center-rated source AllSides found coverage from. AllSides did not find coverage from any outlets on the left.