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31-08-2024, 11:11 AM
Trump to vote against Florida abortion measure after backlash. Donald Trump has said he will vote against a ballot measure in his home state of Florida that would protect abortion rights after facing backlash from conservative supporters.
The former president's announcement came one day after an NBC News interview in which he appeared to support the measure - a statement that caused anti-abortion activists to openly criticise him.
On Friday, Trump told Fox News that he still thinks Florida's ban on abortions after six weeks is too strict. However he said would still vote "no" on a measure that would amend the state's constitution to protect abortion rights.
"You need more time than six weeks," Trump said. "I’ve disagreed with that right from the early primaries when I heard about it." He then falsely alleged that Democrats in the US supported allowing abortions at any point during a pregnancy, which he used as his explanation for deciding to vote against the ballot measure in Florida as a voter in the state.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy547v72nd4o
The former president's announcement came one day after an NBC News interview in which he appeared to support the measure - a statement that caused anti-abortion activists to openly criticise him.
On Friday, Trump told Fox News that he still thinks Florida's ban on abortions after six weeks is too strict. However he said would still vote "no" on a measure that would amend the state's constitution to protect abortion rights.
"You need more time than six weeks," Trump said. "I’ve disagreed with that right from the early primaries when I heard about it." He then falsely alleged that Democrats in the US supported allowing abortions at any point during a pregnancy, which he used as his explanation for deciding to vote against the ballot measure in Florida as a voter in the state.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy547v72nd4o
