VP Harris Fact-Checked After Lie About Trump’s Abortion Stance
Vice President Kamala Harris was fact-checked in a community note on X and slammed by social media users for falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump would impose a federal abortion ban on Sunday.
Harris tweeted, “Donald Trump would ban abortion nationwide. President @JoeBiden and I will do everything in our power to stop him and restore women’s reproductive freedom.” The vice president’s claim came just days after Trump said in his debate with President Joe Biden that he had no intention to sign a federal abortion ban, which he has said repeatedly throughout his campaign.
The community note on X fact-checked Harris’ claim, stating, “President Trump has repeatedly said he will not sign a national abortion ban.” he fact-check also provided multiple links to news articles from legacy media outlets reporting on Trump’s abortion stance and a link to a video posted by Trump on Truth Social in April, where the former president said he wants the states and ‘the will of the people’ to decide abortion laws.
During the CNN debate on Thursday, Trump reiterated his stance against federal bans on abortion or abortion pills. He defended the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a move facilitated by three conservative justices he appointed. Trump emphasized that Democrats, including Biden, are the true “radicals” in the abortion debate.
“Under Roe v. Wade, you have late-term abortion. You can do whatever you want. Depending on the state, you can do whatever you want. We don’t think that’s a good thing. We think it’s a radical thing,” Trump said. “We think the Democrats are the radicals, not the Republicans.”
Harris has made a habit of posting false claims about Trump’s abortion stance. She wrote last week that “Trump would seek to ban abortion nationwide, with or without the help of Congress.” In a speech in May, the vice president accused Trump of “gaslighting” voters into believing he would not sign a national abortion ban.
“Enough with the gaslighting because we all know if Donald Trump gets the chance, he will sign a national abortion ban,” she said.
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