Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu (Calif.) mocked former Trump aide Kellyanne Conway’s criticism of Democrats’ focus on Jan. 6, following the Colorado judiciary’s decision to block former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot due to his role in the 2021 Capitol attack.
During an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Conway said, “And when you look at … I just think the Democrats wake up every morning … and they look at the calendar, the iPhone says ‘Jan. 6, 2021,’ the date never changes.”
“And then they get an electric vehicle, they’ll get an abortion,” she continued. “I just described the Democratic Party in seven seconds. That’s it, that’s what I see.”
In a repost of Conway’s comments, Lieu wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, “I woke up this morning and saw it’s 16 days before Jan 6th. So I had kale salad, drank boxed water, listened to Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift, and am now writing this tweet highlighting the fact that Republicans want to ban abortion and contraception nationwide….#thursdayvibes.”
Conway’s comments were reacting to the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling barring former President Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot due to his involvement in an insurrection — the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
President Biden on Wednesday declined to weigh in on the legal case but said there was “no question” that Trump, his likely 2024 opponent, was involved in an insurrection.
Conway said that determination remains in doubt, echoing Trump’s own comments Thursday.
“I’m not an Insurrectionist,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, specifically pointing to his comments on Jan. 6 in which he encouraged supporters to march to the Capitol “peacefully and patriotically.”
The Colorado ruling stated Trump engaged in an insurrection through his intention to incite political violence and efforts to send supporters toward the Capitol to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election results.
In a 4-3 ruling, the Centennial State’s high court stated the office of the presidency falls under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause, which states those who take oaths to support the Constitution cannot engage in a rebellion against it.
Trump’s legal team has vowed to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, three members of which were appointed by Trump.
Conway said Americans should be praying for the U.S. Supreme Court justices in case of any threats of violence as a result of their ultimate decision in the case.