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New York Times Calls Trump 'Vague' On Abortion—But His Own Words Say Otherwise (secondnexus.com)

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After The New York Times called Donald Trump 'vague' on abortion rights, the Biden campaign posted a Trump ad and a video of Trump's own statements that say otherwise.

In 2016, then-candidate Trump claimed to be pro-life and opined there should be "some form of punishment" for getting an abortion, suggesting that a ban should go forward even if it means that people have to "go to illegal places" to get them.

"I am pro-life. The answer is, you go back to a position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places, but you have to ban it. ... The answer is... that there has to be some form of punishment."

The Biden campaign also posted an ad produced by Trump's campaign in which a narrator praises Trump for placing conservative judges on the Supreme Court and overturning Roe before the viewer hears Trump himself utter the following words: "I'm Donald J. Trump and I approve this message."

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[–] glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

He appointed three SCOTUS justices who proceeded to overturn Roe v Wade. Trump is responsible for abortion being illegal in more than a dozen states. But because he's not focusing on it in his 2024 campaign the media will somehow say he's "vague" on the issue. If Trump is elected you can certainly thank The New York Times for downplaying his threat to women's rights.

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Disgustingly, Trump is still a cash cow for any news outlets. None of them will help denigrate him out of the news cycle. They see nothing but dollar signs until a minimum of after the election.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meanwhile abortion "wasn't a priority" for Obama and isn't a "litmus test" for democrats. So it isn't really surprising it was banned*

*Only if you are poor.