Colorado Secretary of State Accuses Trump, GOP of Inciting Threats Against Election Officials

Jena Griswold links the surge in violent threats to Trump's disqualification from the state's 2024 primary ballot and criticizes Republicans for not condemning the 'rhetoric of violence'.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has blamed former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for a surge in violent threats against election officials, including herself.
Griswold has received numerous threats since the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump ineligible to appear on the state's 2024 primary ballot under the 'insurrection clause' of the 14th Amendment.
Griswold has also criticized Republicans for not condemning the 'rhetoric of violence', which she believes has led to voter suppression and security breaches.
Since 2020, Colorado has seen a one-third turnover rate among elected county clerks due to the hostile environment.
After Trump posted the biography of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on his social media platform, Bellows and her staff also received a flood of violent threats.