Comer says he expects more states to try to boot Trump from ballot following Maine decision

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. says he expects more states to try to boot former President Donald Trump from the ballot following the recent Maine decision. 

“Well, I’m not surprised. I fear we’re going to see this happen in more states,” Comer said during an interview with Fox News. 

He also alleged in the interview that the Maine Secretary of State's move was "election interference."

On Thursday, Trump was removed from Maine's primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. 

The decision was made by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, whom Trump's legal team requested be disqualified from ruling whether or not Trump is eligible for the 2024 ballot. 

In other states, plaintiffs have sued regarding Trump’s eligibility, but in Maine, the Secretary of State first weighs in and the decision can be challenged in court.

Comer predicted more Democrat states would attempt to remove Trump in order to disrupt the "GOP momentum."

“So I think that the Democrats are trying to do everything they can, in a last-ditch effort to disrupt the Republican momentum right now heading into the presidential election. I think this is another example of that,” he said, according to The Hill. “And I hate to say it....but I fear we’re gonna see more blue states pull stunts like this.”