Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis’ campaign fired back at remarks former President Trump made about abortion during an NBC interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker.
“NEW: Trump says he will compromise with Democrats on abortion so that they’re nice to him: ‘Both sides are going to like me,'” commented the DeSantis War Room X account in a Sunday post with 3.4 million views.
“Then he says it’s “a terrible thing” babies with heartbeats are protected in Iowa, Florida, and South Carolina. @RonDeSantis will NEVER sell out conservatives to win praise from corporate media or the Left.”
Andrew Romeo, DeSantis’ communications director, also took to the platform, highlighting past instances where Trump’s compromises led to outcomes not favorable to conservative ideals.
“We’ve already seen the results of Donald Trump compromising with Democrats: over $7 trillion in new debt, an unfinished border wall, and the First Step Act releasing violent criminals back onto the streets,” Romeo said.
“Republicans nationwide trust that Ron DeSantis will remain steadfast.”
The DeSantis team remarks responded to an interview on “Meet the Press” where Welker questioned Trump about his support for a 15-week ban on abortion.
“Well, people are starting to think of 15 weeks, that seems to be a number that people are talking about right now,” the former president responded.
“I would sit down with both sides, and I’d negotiate something and we’ll end up with peace in that issue for the first time in 52 years,” continued Trump. “I’m not going to say I would or I wouldn’t.”
Trump explained there is a negotiated number in weeks or months for legal abortion that, if determined, would make most people happy.
“Because 92 percent of the Democrats don’t want to see abortion after a certain period of time,” he claimed.
In the same interview, Trump also commented on the Florida governor’s recent six-week abortion ban, which was signed in April.
“I mean ‘DeSanctus’ was willing to sign a five-week and six-week ban,” Trump said, referring to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). “I think what he did was a terrible thing and a mistake.”
Trump claimed his administration would find a number both sides could agree on that would allow the country to move past the abortion issue.
“But at the same time, Democrats won’t be able to go out and six months, seven months, eight months and allow an abortion,” he demurred.
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