MASON CITY, Iowa — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., attacked Donald Trump on Monday by criticizing the previous president for not supporting a federal abortion ban and repeatedly expressing an curiosity in working with “each side” to achieve an settlement on the difficulty.
“President Trump stated he would negotiate with the Democrats and stroll again away from what I consider the place we should be, which is a 15-week restrict on the federal degree,” Scott stated, referring to feedback Trump made throughout an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Within the interview, Trump stated, “We’re going to comply with various weeks or months or nonetheless you wish to outline it.”
“And each side are going to come back collectively and each side — each side, and this can be a massive assertion — each side will come collectively, “he added.
Scott’s remarks on Monday got here in response to a query from a city corridor participant asking the South Carolina senator and GOP presidential candidate to differentiate himself from Trump, who the attendee famous was the one sitting president to ever attend the anti-abortion March for Life rally.
Scott has made his help for a 15-week federal abortion ban a cornerstone of his marketing campaign, utilizing it to distinction himself with Trump and his different 2024 rivals.
“Vivek Ramasamy, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, all together with President Trump, have stated they won’t title per week the place we cease California, New York, Illinois, from having abortions on demand,” Scott stated.
Ramaswamy has stated abortion ought to be left to the states, whereas Haley has acknowledged a 15-week ban would by no means go Congress.
When requested whether or not he’d signal a 15-week federal abortion ban throughout a radio interview Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated he’d “look favorably” on any anti-abortion rights laws that reached his desk as president. Throughout the identical interview, DeSantis stated Trump is “going to make the Democrats pleased with respect to proper to life.”
“I feel all pro-lifers ought to know that he’s making ready to promote you out,” DeSantis stated. “And so, I don’t assume that what he’s saying would work, and I don’t assume he would be capable of generate a quote deal that will be acceptable to pro-lifers.”
As governor, DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban that Trump referred to as “horrible” within the “Meet the Press” interview. DeSantis responded on Monday by saying, “I feel [that] was a horrible assertion.”
