Trump fumes at 'sleazebag' CO governor over Tina Peters incarceration

President Donald Trump had harsh words for Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo., this week over the continued incarceration of Tina Peters, a former County Clerk convicted in connection with an election security breach in the 2020 election.

"The SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, refuses to allow an elderly woman, Tina Peters, who was unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, cheating on Elections, out of jail!" Trump posted on Truth Social. "She was convicted for trying to stop Democrats from stealing Colorado Votes in the Election."

"She was preserving Election Records, which she was obligated to do under Federal Law. She has now served more than one year in jail, and has eight years to go," he went on. "On top of everything else, she is a cancer “survivor.” This lightweight Governor, who has allowed his State to go to hell (Tren de Aragua, anyone?), should be ashamed of himself. FREE TINA!"

Peters was convicted in 2024 of four felonies and three misdemeanors. She was sentenced to nine years in prison. Following the 2020 election, Peters provided a man affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with a security badge to allow him to copy the hard drive of a ballot marking machine.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.