Former President Donald Trump ramped up dangerous misinformation about abortion on Monday by falsely accusing Democrats of murdering babies, likely in hopes that more Republicans will rally around their presumptive presidential nominee.
The lies were part of a video the candidate posted on his Truth Social platform, revealing his long-awaited official position on abortion ahead of the 2024 election. The indicted ex-president praised himself for setting up the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wadeand said that the issue of abortion should be left to the states
Despite saying he supports some exceptions like rape, incest and the mother’s life, Trump still went after Democrats for supporting abortion rights at the state and national level.
“It must be remembered that the Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month,” he falsely claimed in the video.
“The concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth — and that’s exactly what it is, the baby is born, the baby is executed after birth — is unacceptable, and almost everyone agrees with that,” he continued.
