Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) slammed former President Trump in an interview early Tuesday, saying he was trying to appear moderate on the abortion issue and that his public positions were He suggested that it did not reflect “belief.”
“First, let me say this about a woman’s right to choose. This is a democracy issue. This is about freedom, the freedom for women to make decisions, the freedom for families to make decisions,” Pelosi said on MSNBC’s show. He spoke on “Morning Joe.”
“So whatever his name is, he’s either stupid when he said what he said yesterday, or he thinks the rest of us are stupid,” Pelosi continued. He mentioned Trump.
President Trump issued his long-awaited public position on abortion on Monday, saying the issue should be left to each state to make its own policy decisions and that he should not take a firm stance on a federal abortion ban.
Pelosi on Tuesday also criticized reports about the announcement that suggested Trump’s positions reflected core “beliefs.”
“He takes great pride in overturning Roe v. Wade. He’s very proud of that. And he was really angry about the way the press was writing, because ‘Donald Trump is going to destroy the country. I believe — he doesn’t believe in anything,” Pelosi said. “He believes in his political survival, and he’s willing to embrace that.”
“But you can’t be even remotely pro-life. You’re either there or you’re not. And people see that. I mean, he might have outsmarted — well, outwitted. I hate to say it, but why? It doesn’t seem to apply, so why does the press say “he believes”? he doesn’t believe in anything. ”
Hill called on the Trump campaign to respond.
Trump’s abortion policy announcement drew mixed reactions from the political right. Some experts have applauded the move, pointing out that allowing stricter abortion bans would alienate key voters in the 2024 presidential election, while others have praised the former president’s centrist approach to Some experts attacked the former president for disappointing him.
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