Former Maine state senator Tom Saviello, a Republican, praised the secretary of state's decision to remove Trump from the ballot:
"Thank you, Secretary of State, you made the decision that Donald Trump does not meet those qualifications, because according to the 14th Amendment, Section 3, he was involved in inciting an insurrection against this country and egged those people on to do what they wanted to do to the Capitol. And therefore, she’s made the decision that he is not qualified to be on our ballot...
And she made that in a very thoughtful manner. She ran a wonderful hearing...Shenna Bellows took an oath of office to protect the Constitution. That’s just what she did when she made this decision"