Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff said in a Sunday interview on MSNBC's “Inside with Jen Psaki” that former President Trump's pledges to protect women are “just more lies and gaslighting.”
During the debate on abortion rights, Emhoff said it was “wrong” that an 83-year-old mother “is somehow going to enjoy more rights” than her daughter, and that this situation is Trump's fault. He blamed it on the president.
“This is all Donald Trump's fault, too. He stood on a platform that women who seek abortions should be punished. He said so. There's video. He ran for office on a platform of appointment, and that's exactly what he did. And he supports a national abortion ban,” Emhoff told Psaki.
“Don't get me wrong. For him to say I will be the protector of women is just another lie and more gaslighting,” he continued.
The former president does not support a national abortion ban, instead embracing a “states' rights” approach to setting abortion policy nationwide. The Trump campaign said the former president would not sign a federal anti-abortion bill even if it was put on his desk as president. But during the debate, President Trump avoided directly answering whether he would veto any bill that would ban abortion nationwide, instead raising the possibility that such a bill could pass Congress and be sent to the president's desk. He emphasized that the gender is low.
Asked for comment following Emhoff's remarks, the Trump campaign said in a statement that Trump would not sign a federal abortion ban.
“For years, President Trump has consistently supported states’ right to decide on abortion and has vowed that he would not sign a federal ban when he returns to the White House. We support universal access to in vitro fertilization,” Trump campaign national spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said in a statement provided to The Hill.
“I'm your protector,” President Trump told Pennsylvania women at a rally last week, adding that if elected, he would make them happy and “never think about abortion again.”
She said women are poorer, less safe, have worse health and are better paid than they were four years ago, adding: “I want to solve all of that quickly and finally end this country, this national nightmare.'' will end,” he added. It ends. ”
“Because I'm your protector. I want to be your protector,” he continued. “As president, I have to protect you. I hope we don't push ourselves too hard. We don't want fake news to be like, 'Oh, he wants to be their protector.' I hope so. Well, so do I. As president, I must protect you. ”
Mr. Trump has struggled to gain support from women voters in both of his past two presidential elections, and polls show that Mr. Harris' support among women voters has increased since he replaced President Biden at the top of the Democratic Party. is rapidly gaining ground, but it is once again lagging behind Harris. Harris made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign, blaming Trump for the end of Roe v. Wade and the restrictive abortion bans that have since been passed in states across the country.
