An NBC News reporter supposedly interviewing GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis decided she needed to correct him on his claim that Democrats support abortion up until delivery. A day later, CNN's Dana Bash said that she's never talked to a Democrat who supports abortion through the third trimester. Never!
MSNBC's Jen Psaki weighed in:
No one supports abortion up until birth.
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) August 24, 2023
Then what's the cutoff? Democrats have been really, really unclear on this issue.
In one (1) segment, Psaki shifted from "Dems don’t support all-trimester abortions"
— SBA Pro-Life America (@sbaprolife) September 4, 2023
To "I mean, they’re not *cheering* for late-term abortions"
To "They hardly ever happen"
To "They’re saving lives"
To "Shame on Republicans!"
E.V. Osment @foxnews: https://t.co/Ucwa9yORXF
No one's cheering for late-term abortions? So, the whole "Shout Your Abortion" movement has passed.
Jenn Psaki is used to lying and getting away with it, but this lie has backfired:
— David Hamilton, School Board Trustee (@Hamilton4TX) September 5, 2023
“Contrary to the former White House press secretary’s claims, a majority of late-term abortions kill the physically healthy babies of physically healthy mothers.”https://t.co/21zUkTNsOf
Best if Psaki keeps her mouth shut and accepts the brutality of her policy preferences. There’s no good argument for abortion from the baby’s vantage point.
— RacerX (@SpedRecer) September 4, 2023
I don’t get the whole we’re saving lives thing. A D&C is not an abortion. People are just very uneducated
— Trump2024 (@patmckewl) September 4, 2023
That was one of the false talking points going around then. Women would die from not having a D&C or from being forced to carry an ectopic pregnancy," because those are both "abortions."
The Democrat playbook.
— David ULTRA deplorable Klug (@davidklugFL) September 4, 2023
"[They're] extremely rare."
— Joemantler (@Joemantler) September 5, 2023
What do you mean? Once every year? Every five years?
This editor has heard estimates of between 10,000 and 20,000 a year. Only a small percentage.
Broadcast journalist Jen Psaki had the opportunity to tell us right then and there after how many weeks an abortion should be illegal, and she blew it.
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