Reporter at Briefing Asks If Dumping Trump Off Ballot For Insurrection Will ‘Embolden’ Supporters

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether dumping former President Donald Trump from the ballot in Colorado could “embolden support” for Trump in other states.

A trial is underway in Colorado to determine whether Trump can be tossed off the state’s presidential ballot on the basis of the 14th Amendment clause that states:

No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

At Monday’s White House press briefing, Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc asked Jean-Pierre if successfully throwing Trump off the ballot in Colorado would actually end up helping in other states by “emboldening” his supporters.

Jean-Pierre begged off the question, saying the White House is not tracking the case closely:

CHRISTIAN DATOC: Thank you, Karine. Just real quick. How closely, if at all, is the White House tracking this 14th Amendment lawsuit in Colorado?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have anything to say about that. I’m not tracking that very closely.

CHRISTIAN DATOC: There’s no concern that if former President Trump is taken off the ballot, it might embolden support for him in other states?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, I’m just going to be really, really careful on anything that is related to ballots, elections, upcoming elections, especially as it — especially as you’re asking me about 2024.

I’m just not going to comment — certainly not going to comment from this podium from here.

All right. Thanks, everybody.

Watch above via The White House.