Former Vice President Mike Pence called former President Donald Trump’s position on a nationwide abortion ban a “slap in the face.”
Mr. Pence is statement X criticized President Trump’s announcement that he would not support a federal abortion ban.
“President Trump’s right-to-life rollback is a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for President Trump in 2016 and 2020,” Pence wrote in a statement.
The Trump-Pence administration will help consign Roe v. Wade to the ash heap of history by supporting the nomination and confirmation of conservative judges, and will support the pro-life movement with compassion for women and the unborn child. Gave me a chance.
President Trump’s setback on right-to-life is a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for him in 2016 and 2020. The Trump-Pence administration supported Roe’s extradition by supporting the nomination and confirmation of conservative judges. v. Wade to the…
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) April 8, 2024
“But today, too many Republican politicians are trying to wash their hands of the fight for life,” Pence continued. “No matter how much our Republican candidates and other candidates try to trivialize the cause of life, until we see the sanctity of life restored to the center of American law in every state in this country, the pro-life I know Americans will never relent.”
Pence’s statement came hours after President Trump’s announcement. video Abortion decisions will be left to each state “to be determined by vote or law,” according to a post on Truth Social on Monday.
In the video, President Trump emphasized how he was “responsible for the outcome.” Roe vs. Wade He supported overturning the ruling through his Supreme Court nominees Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh. Roe vs. Wade.
“My view is that now that we have the abortion that everyone wanted from a legal standpoint, each state will decide by vote or by law or both, and whatever they decide will become the law of the land. It has to be,” President Trump said in the video. He added that “many states” will have different laws and positions on abortion.
Trump added: “At the end of the day, this all comes down to the will of the people.” “You have to follow your heart, or in many cases your religion or faith.”
“Do what’s right for your family, do what’s right for you. Do what’s right for your children. Do what’s right for our country and vote. It’s so important to vote. ”
In the video, President Trump called out Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett, Gorsuch, and other Supreme Court justices, including Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and John Roberts, for their “courage to forgive 50 years.” He expressed his gratitude to the “incredible people” who held the event.the battle ends Roe vs. Wade” To the last.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) also responded to President Trump’s video: post As for X, he said he “respectfully” opposed abortion as a “state’s right issue.”
“Mr. Dobbs does not legally require such a conclusion, and the pro-life movement has always been concerned with the welfare of the unborn child, not geography,” Graham wrote in the post.
In response to Graham’s remarks, President Trump I have written In another post on Truth Social, the South Carolina senator wrote, “Many people are being killed because of borders that now don’t exist, and millions more are dying in senseless and endless wars. We should spend more time on all of these things.”
Trump added that Democrats are “excited for Lindsay” because they want to “simmer down the abortion issue for as long as possible.”
a few months later Roe vs. Wade Flipped, Graham. introduced The “15-Week Pain Abortion Act” prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, when the fetus can feel pain.
