Trump calls Supreme Court's 14th Amendment hearing 'a very beautiful process'

Donald Trump emerged in front of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida minutes after Supreme Court arguments concluded in a historic case challenging his ability to hold office again due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — the «insurrection clause» — over his actions related to Jan. 6 and the 2020 election.

Watching the hearing play out was a «a very beautiful process,» he said, speaking with reporters.

«I hope that the democracy of this country will continue,» he said, going on to repeat many of his familiar campaign trail criticisms of President Joe Biden and to talk about the alleged «weaponization of politics,» which prosecutors and his legal challengers deny.

Multiple justices throughout the hearing had expressed concerns over ballot access and the potentially far-reaching consequences of allowing states to exclude candidates under the 14th Amendment.

Trump, afterward, sounded confident about the work of his legal team, calling their case «very strong.»

«I thought the presentation today was a very good one. I think it was well received. I hope it was well received. You have millions of people that are out there wanting to vote, and they happen to want to vote for me or the Republican Party,» he said.

While the case has now been officially submitted for consideration, a ruling is not expected imminently.

Pressed about arguments from the challengers' counsel regarding his well-documented initial inaction to quell the violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, Trump attempted to stop the reporter mid-question and said the blame was with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

«I said peacefully and patriotically. The speech was called peacefully and patriotically. It's peacefully and patriotically,» Trump said, referring to a speech he