Actor Dean Cain criticized President Biden in an online post over the president's promise to restore Roe v. Wade after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the long-standing abortion access law nearly two years ago. criticized.
Biden hosted his first campaign rally of the year in Manassas, Virginia, on Tuesday, focusing on former President Trump for violating access to abortion care and his efforts to overturn the Roe v. Wade reproductive rights lawsuit.
Biden: “Give me a Democratic House and a bigger Democratic Senate, and we'll pass new legislation to restore and protect Roe v. Wade.” posted online. “I'll sign it right away.”
Kaine, who played a superhero in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” responded to Biden's post and called him an idiot over his pledge.
“You can't 'undo' Roe, idiot. The Supreme Court threw it out. They're a co-equal branch of government.” Cain Posted as a reply. “We can try to pass a federal law…but we are confident that it will be different than what the original Roe decision established.”
In a recent speech, Biden said he was a front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, nominated three conservative justices to the Supreme Court, and previously credited him with ending Roe v. Wade. repeatedly attacked the former president.
In 2022, the court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, overturning constitutional protections for abortion and returning power to the states.
Since this decision, abortion rights have become a driving force for Democrats in elections, appointing pro-rights legislators and passing referendums on abortion rights.
“Donald Trump is betting that we won't vote on this issue…he's betting that you won't care…that you'll be distracted and discouraged,” Biden said at the rally. , will stay at home.'' “Well, guess what? He must be wrong.”
The Biden administration is seeking to protect access to abortion pills and has asked Congress to codify the Roe bill, but Democrats hold a narrow majority in the Senate and Republicans hold a majority in the House. , there is currently no path forward for such a bill.
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