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Donald Trump kicked off 2024 primary ballot in US state of Maine

Former US President Donald Trump is running to retake the White House in 2024 [File: Leah Millis/Reuters]

Former United States President Donald Trump has been kicked off the ballot for the 2024 presidential primary in Maine after a state official determined the Republican frontrunner is ineligible due to his support of insurrection.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, announced the decision to remove Trump from the ballot on Thursday, citing a clause in the US Constitution that bars those who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding public office.

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