Former President Donald Trump on Monday went after Sen. Lindsey Graham for criticizing the president’s position on abortion, saying Graham said “Democrats are excited” about the federal abortion ban.
Trump, 77, called out allies on Truth Social hours after Graham (R-S.C.) said he would “continue to advocate for a national minimum standard for abortions at 15 weeks.” denounced.
“Senator Lindsey Graham is committed to the many people who are being killed because of borders that now don’t exist, and the millions more who are dying in the senseless and endless wars that he consistently supports and promotes. “We should be spending more time and spending less on what’s going on in the United States, taking away the Great Roe v. Wade victory and sending a complex and controversial issue back to the United States, which is a highly respected issue on both sides.” According to legal scholars, that is the country that belongs to.” President Trump Said.
“Democrats are excited about Mr. Lindsay because they want to stew on this issue for as long as possible,” the 45th president continued.
“They are destroying our country, but they don’t want to talk about inflation, bad economy, horrible open borders, election fraud, Afghanistan, Ukraine/Russia, attacks on Israel, etc. All of this is happening if they don’t It would never have happened if I had been president. Lindsay, you did a great job! ”
Graham, 68, comes just months after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a federal ban on most abortions after 15 weeks, except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother’s life or health. He made a strong proposal. June 2022.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) scolded his colleagues at the time, telling reporters, “Most members of my conference want this to be handled at the state level.” Told.
Democrats used the proposal in their messaging ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, which fell short of expectations as Republicans failed to retake the Senate and only narrowly won a majority in the House.
After the midterm elections, Mr. Graham acknowledged to the Wall Street Journal that abortion may have contributed to his poor performance.in some places”, pointing to pro-life Republicans like Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) who are still winning in competitive races.
Mr. Graham was undaunted in his advocacy for federal legislation governing abortion. This comes even after President Trump said Monday that the issue is “where everyone wants it from a legal standpoint, and each state will decide it by vote or by law or both.”
“I respectfully disagree with President Trump’s statement that abortion is a states’ rights issue,” Graham wrote hours later. Post to X.
“Mr. Dobbs is not legally seeking that conclusion, and the pro-life movement has always been concerned with the welfare of the unborn child, not with geography,” he said.
“Today’s states’ rights-only rationale, similar to the Dred Scott decision, limits late-term abortions and runs counter to America’s consensus on aging,” he added. “The science is clear: 15-week-old children are fully developed and can feel pain.”
Mr Graham also announced that he would be introducing a new bill that would “provide anesthesia to fetuses who are scheduled to be aborted at 15 weeks due to the potential for pain.”
“Forty-seven out of 50 European countries have national restrictions on abortions between 12 and 15 weeks,” he asserted. “This is the position of the civilized world.”
