Vice President Harris' campaign on Saturday slammed former President Trump for having an “online meltdown.” Posted the night before On the issue of reproductive rights.
The former president claimed in the post: Truthful Social They say a Trump election would make women stop thinking about abortion, and argue that women are worse off now than if Trump had won in November.
“Women are poorer than four years ago, in worse health than four years ago, and less optimistic and confident about their futures than four years ago!” Trump wrote on Friday.
He argued that if he were elected, these feelings would be resolved and “abortion would no longer be thought of, because abortion should be provided by state governments, as it always has been.”
Harris' campaign responded by saying she was “infuriated” following the vice president's recent comments on the issue.
“While Vice President Harris spoke this week about the impact of Trump's abortion ban and the impact this election will have on women's lives, Donald Trump became enraged and ranted about women in a late-night phone call,” Harris campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Chitica said in a statement. “After taking away our reproductive freedom, he is now trying to tell us how we should think.”
She added: “Trump thinks he can control women, but he's wrong. He's afraid that women across the country will vote as if their lives and freedom depend on it. In reality, women are not stupid.”
Trump's Friday night statement came hours after Harris delivered an abortion-focused speech in Georgia, in which she spoke about the pain experienced by women in states that ban abortion and blamed Republicans and their rivals for their suffering.
“His online rant came just hours after VP Harris delivered a powerful speech in Georgia about the impact of Trump's extreme anti-abortion laws, including on the women who have lost their lives,” the Harris campaign said Saturday. “Clearly Trump understands and is concerned about the power of women in this election.”
She cited Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died from an infection resulting from a rare complication of a medication abortion.ProPublica reportAfter seeking medical help for an incomplete abortion, Thurman waited 20 hours at a suburban Atlanta hospital before doctors could provide the care she needed.
Meanwhile, Trump was campaigning in North Carolina on Saturday night, where Harris' campaign also criticized him for his support of North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson (R).CNN's shocking reportRegarding the gubernatorial candidate.
Robinson will not attend Trump's rallies.
“Donald Trump is set to campaign in North Carolina in the next few hours, and his campaign is endorsing him following a shocking report in which Robinson called himself a 'Nazi,'” the campaign said in a statement, after it published an article linking the two Republicans as soon as the report broke.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
