After hedging for months on the issue, Donald Trump dodged again today on abortion, saying such laws “will” be determined by the states as opposed to a national ban promoted by many in the Republican party. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1777309213162647775 From NBC News:
In a 4½-minute video released on his Truth Social media platform, Trump falsely claimed that “we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision.
A majority of Americans have consistently said in polling that they favor the Roe vs. Wade protections that the court dismantled.
“My view is, now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land,” Trump said.
In the past, Trump had hinted that he might embrace a national ban, referring to a 15- or 16-week threshold as a consensus position.
He also repeated the lie that Democrats believe in “executing the baby after birth.” Trump has often boasted about being responsible for the overturning of Roe. v Wade thanks to the conservative justices he put on the Supreme Court. Allies like former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are being vocal in their disagreement with the Donald, as well as groups like Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence/status/1777372198384078877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1777372198384078877%7Ctwgr%5E6bfe39d53ebfd45a253e3aaecb60b898f296c812%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fcollection%2Fcontent%2Fuser%2Ffd6bf860-11d9-45fb-87cf-d7d48c69ac3d%2Fcategory%2Fglobal.all https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1777340619486003686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1777340619486003686%7Ctwgr%5E6bfe39d53ebfd45a253e3aaecb60b898f296c812%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fcollection%2Fcontent%2Fuser%2Ffd6bf860-11d9-45fb-87cf-d7d48c69ac3d%2Fcategory%2Fglobal.all https://twitter.com/sbaprolife/status/1777313909554233666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1777313909554233666%7Ctwgr%5E6bfe39d53ebfd45a253e3aaecb60b898f296c812%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeedly.com%2Fi%2Fcollection%2Fcontent%2Fuser%2Ffd6bf860-11d9-45fb-87cf-d7d48c69ac3d%2Fcategory%2Fglobal.all
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