Pressed on former President Donald Trump’s position on abortion at the federal level, his running mate reminded what had been “explicitly” laid out.
While many of Vice President Kamala Harris’ policies remained unknown following the Democratic National Convention, both her and her party’s stance on the murder of unborn babies has been a focal point.
As the left sought to leverage the same energy from their base they’d harnessed for the 2022 midterms after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, corporate media aided in keeping the subject front and center.
During an interview for “Meet the Press,” NBC News’ Kristen Welker prompted Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance with a direct question about how Trump would respond if a bill that banned abortion at the federal level were presented to him in a potential second administration.
“If such a piece of legislation landed on Donald Trump’s desk, would he veto it?” asked Welker after bringing up fellow Republican legislators like South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham who had said, “I’m going to keep saying that there should be a federal ban.”
“I think he’d been very clear. He would not support it,” stated Vance who went on to add. “I think he would. He said that explicitly that he would.”
WATCH: Trump running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) commits to not imposing a federal abortion ban.@kwelkernbc: “If such a piece of legislation landed on Donald Trump’s desk, would he veto it?”@JDVance: “I think he would. He said that explicitly that he would.” #MTP pic.twitter.com/wAY888A9TL
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 24, 2024
Leading up to the matter of a veto, Welker had first prompted the vice presidential nominee, “Can you commit, senator, sitting right here with me today, that if you and Donald Trump are elected, that you will not impose a federal ban on abortion?”
“I can absolutely commit that, Kristen,” said Vance. “Donald Trump has been as clear about that as possible. I think it’s important to step back and say, what has Donald Trump actually said on the abortion question and how is it different from what Kamala Harris and the Democrats have said.”
“Donald Trump wants to end this culture war over this particular topic. If California wants to have a different abortion policy from Ohio, then Ohio has to respect California and California has to respect Ohio. Donald Trump’s view is that we want the individual states, and their individual cultures and their unique political sensibilities, to make these decisions because we don’t want to have a non-stop federal conflict over this issue,” he went on.
“The federal government ought to be focused on getting food prices down; getting housing prices down — issues of course where Kamala Harris has been a total disaster,” the lawmaker slammed. “So, I think Donald Trump’s right. We want the federal government to focus on these big economic and immigration questions. Let the states figure out their own abortion policies.”
To the senator’s point, earlier this year after reiterating that he supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade for returning the legislative issue to the states, Trump had weighed in on a decision from the Arizona Supreme Court regarding a 1864 law and urged the governor and legislature to “use HEART, COMMON SENSE, and ACT IMMEDIATELY, to remedy what has happened.”
“Remember,” the former president went on of the near total ban, “it is now up the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE. We must ideally have the three Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and Life of the Mother. This is important!”
“Democrats are the EXTREMISTS — They support Abortion up to the moment of birth, and even execution of Babies, in some cases, after birth,” added Trump. “This should not be. Arizona Legislature, please act as fast as possible!”
He had previously signaled the possibility of a 15-week ban during a March interview where he spoke to the need for negotiations, “But people are really — even hard-liners are agreeing — seems to be 15 weeks, seems to be a number that people are agreeing at.”
Vance’s response came after fellow Catholic and outspoken Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker had used his platform to encourage the senator to steer the president away from the moderate stance that would see radicals continue to extinguish the innocent.
“No party or candidate is perfect,” wrote Butker captioning a post from Trump who promised, “My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.”
The three-time Super Bowl champion continued, “I implore my fellow Catholic @JDVance to help bring the Republican Party back in line with the foundational platform that all life is valuable and there can be no compromise when it comes to defending the unborn.”
“However, with that said,” noted Butker before sharing a quote from theologian and founder of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, Father Chad Ripperger, “Our obligation is to vote for the lesser of two evils because voting for a lesser evil preserves the good that could be potentially lost.”
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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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