Former President Trump knows that abortion is an important issue, so he's denying things he has said about stripping women of their bodily autonomy. The twice-impeached former President is very proud of overturning Roe and has bragged about it numerous times. In a recent interview with Time, the outlet reported that Trump said he "would let red states monitor women's pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans." And he keeps bragging that he's for states' rights on the issue; we all know what that means for abortion rights.
Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to deny that thing he keeps saying.
"I never said that "some states may choose to monitor women's pregnancies to possibly prosecute for violating any abortion bans." This was made up by Democrats and the Fake News Media," Trump insisted. "After 50 years, Abortion is now up to the States, where everybody, Republican and Democrat, plus all legal scholars and experts, have wanted it to be."
Note: That's a blatant lie.
"The people choose, and many States, like Ohio and Kansas, have chosen. Many others are in the process of choosing," he continued. "Arizona's Legislature has just voted to kill an old 1800's law, and a new one will soon be voted on by the people."
Note: Republicans wanted that archaic law to remain. They voted on it 3 times before it was finally stricken down.
"It is all working, will never go back to the Federal Government, and our Country will soon start uniting on this long contentious issue. At the same time, nobody wants to see abortion in the 7th, 8th, or 9th month or, execution after birth, as some states, like the former Democrat Governor of Virginia said, was permitted," Trump added. "Listen to your heart, but common sense must also be applied. Remember, politicians must also win elections!"
I'm not sure what that last line means, but I'm sure it was super duper important. We covered the Time interview.
"More than 20 states now have full or partial abortion bans, and Trump says those policies should be left to the states to do what they want, including monitoring women's pregnancies. "I think they might do that," he says. The interviewer continues, "When I ask whether he would be comfortable with states prosecuting women for having abortions beyond the point the laws permit, he says, "It's irrelevant whether I'm comfortable or not. It's totally irrelevant because the states are going to make those decisions." President Biden has said he would fight state anti-abortion measures in court and with regulation."
I guess he didn't say this, either:
