Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told him he had reached an agreement with President-elect Trump on the issue of abortion, concluding the issue would be left to each state to decide. Ta. .
After meeting with President Trump's nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Tuberville spoke to reporters at length about the abortion debate and asked Kennedy about his past stance supporting abortion rights. I remembered that.
Tuberville said Kennedy's view is that no matter what decisions “President Trump” makes on abortion, “I'm going to support him 100 percent.”
Tuberville noted that President Trump's position is against abortion with three exceptions. The president-elect has previously said exceptions to abortion restrictions, such as for the mother's life, rape and incest, are “very important.”
Recalling his discussion with Kennedy, Tuberville said:“I just asked him, “You've been pro-abortion in the past, right?” and he said, well, long story short, he and President Trump sat down and talked about it and they both agreed. We've reached, “Hey,'' Roe Wade is gone, we've gone to the states, let's let the people vote. ”
“And that's always been my opinion,” Tuberville said of her views on abortion. “I'm pro-life, but I'm happy that Americans have the opportunity to vote in their state, and he's the same way.”
Mr. Tuberville came out of his meeting with Mr. Kennedy on Tuesday saying, “It went well, it was very positive. He's upbeat,” adding, “I enjoyed talking to him about his family.” .
Tuberville also spoke with Kennedy about Alabama farmers, who are “very concerned about food and food safety,” but the government “shouldn't go too far where we can't get a good crop.” he said. I understand that and he is very supportive. ”
“He understands that our farmers are in trouble. We want to make sure we have farmers who can make a living, and we want to make sure we don't lose our family farms.” Bill said.
