Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson mocked the president Friday after Joe Biden admitted to the existence of a hitherto neglected grandson.
In a statement to People magazine on Friday, Mr. Biden acknowledged 4-year-old Marine Joan Roberts, who had avoided questions about the matter for years. Biden’s son, Hunter, who fathered Roberts with Arkansas stripper Randen Roberts, filed a child support suit in June after denying he was the father until DNA test results were available. reconciled. (Related: ‘Going too far’: Rep. Nancy Mace slams DeSantis for ‘heartbeat’ bill)
“I want you to know that I know how many grandchildren I have,” Hutchinson told attendees at a Lincoln Day dinner in Iowa. “I have seven.”
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Hutchinson went on to praise Iowa’s Republican Governor Kim Reynolds for signing a bill restricting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. A judge temporarily blocked the law following a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union.
“Thank you for doing that,” Hutchinson told Reynolds. “Thank you for saving the life of my unborn baby and for saving my life. Arkansas signed over 30 pro-life bills. Arkansas was known as the number one pro-life state in the nation. … Let me tell you, if I were President of the United States, I would be Pro-Life President.”
Abortion is a top issue for Democrats in 2022 midterm elections after Supreme Court ruling overturned The Roe v. Wade trial took place in June 2022 after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Agency upheld a Mississippi law banning most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. During those elections, Republicans underperformed “red wave” expectations nationwide, but DeSantis beat former Democratic Rep. Charlie Christo, who served as governor from 2007 to 2011, by more than 19% as a Republican. broke.
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