Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sharply criticized the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to block former President Donald Trump from the state's ballot as contrary to democratic norms and values.

"Trump blocked from the ballot in Colorado. When a court in another country disqualifies an opposition candidate from running, we say, 'That's not a real democracy.' Now it's happening here," he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

His remarks came as the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that President Trump is ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 incident. The 4–3 decision hinged on two key premises. One is that the U.S. President is a public "officer" in the understanding of the law and that President Trump supposedly engaged in an "insurrection."

In his critique of the decision, Mr. Kennedy Jr. clarified that he's not a Trump supporter and that's why he's running against him—but that he doesn't want to win on the back of legal maneuvers.

"I want to beat him in a fair election, not because he was kicked off the ballot. Let the voters choose, not the courts!" he said.

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