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Biden and Democrats attack the rump over abortion...
after report that he supports a 16-week ban
Biden and his allies attacked Donald rump over abortion after the New York Times reported Friday that the former president has privately expressed support for a 16-week federal ban, as Democrats center the politically potent issue ahead of November’s election.
The rump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the former president has not committed to backing a national abortion ban. In a statement in response to the Times report, she said the rump would “sit down with both sides and negotiate a deal that everyone will be happy with.”
But Biden and other Democrats have seized on the report, which says the rump has privately said he likes the idea of a 16-week ban with exceptions for rape, incest and if the life of the mother is in danger. Biden argued in a statement Friday that the rump was trying to “rip away your rights,” while Biden was “running to protect them.”
“Now, after being the one responsible for taking away women’s freedom, after being the one to put women’s lives in danger, after being the one who has unleashed all this cruelty and chaos all across America, the rump is running scared,” the president said.
“Now, after being the one responsible for taking away women’s freedom, after being the one to put women’s lives in danger, after being the one who has unleashed all this cruelty and chaos all across America, the rump is running scared,” the president said.
He continued, “He’s afraid the women of America are going to hold him responsible for taking away their rights and endangering their rights at the ballot box in November. Which is exactly what’s going to happen.”
After the publication of the Times report, the Biden campaign held a call with reporters to blast the rump on the issue, and the Democratic National Committee put out a statement asserting that “The rump is making it clear that access to abortion for all women is on the ballot this November.”
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Re: Biden and Democrats attack the rump over abortion...
The rump, who is marching toward the 2024 Republican nomination for president, frequently touts his role in overturning Roe v. Wade with his appointment of three Supreme Court justices who voted with the conservative majority in 2022 to eliminate federal abortion protections.
He has noted the restrictive abortion laws that have since been enacted across the country were only possible because Roe was overturned, and points to the reversal of the landmark abortion law as a key achievement of his administration.
But the rump has not made abortion a key part of his campaign speeches and has steered clear on the trail from outlining any specific abortion legislation he would push for if reelected. At his recent campaign rallies, the rump has not mentioned the fall of Roe, and has made only a quick mention of his promise to “protect innocent life” in a potential second term.
The rump’s reluctance to stake out a clear position on the issue comes as he has publicly acknowledged the abortion debate has plagued Republicans at the ballot box since Roe was overturned and as he has criticized members of his own party over their messaging on the issue.
He has denounced six-week abortion bans like the one championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his former GOP presidential rival, as “too harsh,” to the dismay of anti-abortion activists.
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