Fox News host Harris Faulkner on Thursday cut former Democratic National Committee spokesperson Jose Aristimno after he claimed former President Donald Trump supports a nationwide abortion ban.
President Trump has repeatedly said he would not sign a nationwide abortion ban, saying it is a matter for the states to decide, but he opposes a pro-abortion Fourth Amendment referendum in Florida. He also made his intentions clear, telling Fox News that it was a step too far. Faulkner asked Aristimno about President Trump’s efforts to reach out to women, including the town hall that aired on Fox News. (Related: ‘That’s the whole room’: Harris Faulkner stunned by how many women worry about one particular issue)
“Look, Harris, when you want to issue a national abortion ban, let me tell you, his running mate, Vance, says he wants to do that –” Aristimno said.
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“But Jose, you know he denies it,” Faulkner interjected. ”
In June 2022, the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy in a 6-3 decision, overturning Roe v. Wade in 1973. Three of the majority justices were appointed by President Trump.
“Look, it was just a moment,” Aristimno insisted.
“But you used that as an example, and I wanted to counter that,” Mr. Faulkner replied.
In May 2023, President Trump called Florida’s law that restricts abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, “too strict” and opposed Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in the race for the Republican nomination. It drew criticism from (Related article: ‘We have to speak up’: Scott Jennings and David Axelrod brawl over state’s abortion law)
Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Trump’s running mate, said the former president: rejection Abortion will be banned nationwide in August. During his campaign in Michigan in August, President Trump vowed to make in vitro fertilization free of charge if elected, and on February 16, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos obtained from successful IVF surgeries After the court ruled that the baby would be considered a fetus, she sought protection for the surgery. Three families sued the medical facility over the destruction of their embryos.
President Trump has emphasized his position on curbing illegal immigration, including at an August campaign event where the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nangaray, who were allegedly killed by illegal immigrants released by the Biden administration, spoke. This has encouraged women to do so.
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