Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed former President Trump for trying to “play both sides” on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and accusing him of varying his statements on the issue depending on who he's speaking to.
“So when he thinks he's talking to his radical supporters, he says, 'How radical do you want me to be?'” Warren said during an appearance on MSNBC's “The Weekend” on Saturday.
“Donald Trump will go that far and go even further,” she continued, “but when he speaks to the overwhelming majority of Americans who strongly oppose his radical approach to abortion and IVF, he tries to change his tune, and now he's shocked that each side is starting to condemn him.”
“He wants to say he supports IVF,” she said Saturday. “Are you kidding me? He supports and has a policy position on effectively banning IVF across the United States. Sorry, Donald, you can't have it both ways.”
Trump said Thursday that if he wins the election in November, his administration would protect IVF and ensure that the costs of the treatment are covered by the government or insurance companies.
“So we will either pay for that care or require the insurance company to pay,” he said.
Former presidential candidate Warren said the former president has no convictions and that's one of the reasons why female voters don't trust him.
“I think that's what the vice president meant when he said he's 'not a serious man,'” she said. “For him, he has no principles other than whether or not he helps Donald Trump. That's his only guiding principle, and the women of America are categorically condemning that and saying they don't trust Donald Trump.”
Trump's comments drew criticism from Harris' campaign, and from Gwen Waltz, wife of vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz, who said he helped overturn Roe v Wade and endangered access to in vitro fertilization.
“These are the facts, and there is no alternative,” she said. “Donald Trump is the person who overturned Roe and put IVF access at risk. These are the facts. And he has policies that put these treatments at risk nationwide. These are the facts.”
“But he knows that his position is extremely unpopular, and guess what? It's a fact,” she added.
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma on Friday questioned how President Trump's IVF proposal would be funded.
“I haven't had a final discussion with him yet,” Marin told CNN. “I think there's an issue with how it's paid. There's always that issue.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
