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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Nina Lakhani

Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government

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Donald Trump campaigns in Clinton, Iowa, on 6 January 2024. Photograph: Cheney Orr/Reuters

Joe Biden’s 2024 election campaign has lambasted former president and most likely Republican opponent Donald Trump for failing to sign a loyalty oath in the state of Illinois, in which candidates pledge against advocating an overthrow of the government.

The Biden campaign was responding to an investigation by the Illinois news outlets WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, which reported that Trump sidestepped signing the McCarthy-era voluntary pledge that is part of the midwestern state’s package of ballot-access paperwork submitted by 2024 electoral candidates last week.

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