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Eugene

(62,494 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 10:27 AM Monday

Federal abortion ban: Vance says 'I've learned my lesson' on speaking for Trump

Source: NBC News

Vance says ‘I’ve learned my lesson’ on speaking for Trump

At last week’s debate, Trump said “I don’t think he was speaking for me” after the Ohio senator told NBC last month that the GOP nominee would veto an abortion ban.

Sept. 15, 2024, 9:43 AM EDT
By Alexandra Marquez

Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, on Sunday backed away from comments he made in August saying that Trump would veto a federal abortion ban if it came to his desk.

“I’ve learned my lesson on speaking for the president before he and I have actually talked about an issue,” Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” just days after Trump publicly said he hadn’t ever discussed with Vance what he’d do if an abortion ban crossed his desk as president.

“I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said during Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “And I don’t mind if he has a certain view, but I don't think he was speaking for me.”

At the debate, the former president went on to say that Harris would never get the chance to codify Roe v. Wade if elected because Congress “can never get this approved. So it doesn’t matter what she says about going to Congress. Wonderful. Let’s go to Congress.”

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vance-learned-lesson-speaking-trump-abortion-veto-rcna171155

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I don't believe a word either of them says. Shady only learned to keep in step with TFG's evasiveness.


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Federal abortion ban: Vance says 'I've learned my lesson' on speaking for Trump (Original Post) Eugene Monday OP
Like an evil version of Laurel and Hardy. Nt BootinUp Monday #1
Follow up question BruceWane Monday #2
"I'm just a stooge for The Felon (R)" - JD (R) BoRaGard Monday #3
"I can't speak for Trump because his answers constantly change." tanyev Monday #4

BruceWane

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2. Follow up question
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 10:58 AM
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Follow up question to that statement should have been "You two haven't discussed your policy on abortion? Really?"

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