{"id":2215806,"date":"2024-04-08T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-back-at-graham-over-abortion-says-dems-are-thrilled-with-lindsey-because-they-want-this-issue-to-simmer\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:11:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:11:06","slug":"trump-hits-back-at-graham-over-abortion-says-dems-are-thrilled-with-lindsey-because-they-want-this-issue-to-simmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-back-at-graham-over-abortion-says-dems-are-thrilled-with-lindsey-because-they-want-this-issue-to-simmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump responds to Graham on abortion, accusing Democrats of being pleased with Lindsey&#8217;s stance as they desire the issue to remain contentious"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hits-back-at-graham-over-abortion-says-dems-are-thrilled-with-lindsey-because-they-want-this-issue-to-simmer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215806&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump responded to Senator Lindsey Graham&#8217;s disagreement\u2062 on\u200c abortion in a video statement, advocating for state control over the issue. \u2064Graham, supporting a\u2064 15-week \u2064federal \u200dlimit on abortion, countered Trump&#8217;s stance, asserting the need for \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debunking-the-biggest-lies-from-the-chinese-communist-party-during-alaska-talks\/\" title=\"Debunking The Biggest Lies From The Chinese Communist Party During Alaska Talks\">national standard<\/a>. Trump criticized \u2062Graham for focusing on abortion rather than \u200bpressing issues like immigration and foreign conflicts. Democrats were portrayed as benefiting from\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-backs-tuberville-senate-blockade-the-pentagon-is-wrong\/\" title=\"Pence supports Tuberville's Senate blockade, disagrees with Pentagon.\">ongoing abortion debate<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump shot back at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday after the loyal Trump supporter said he disagreed with the former president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-releases-long-awaited-abortion-position-says-policies-should-be-left-to-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement on abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112235238031827342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video statement<\/a> released Monday morning that he opposes federal limitations on abortion and wants the issue to be decided by each state. The leading presidential candidate added that he \u201cproudly\u201d takes responsibility for the Supreme Court overturning <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in 2022 but said different states will have various laws on abortion. Graham, who has proposed a 15-week federal limit on abortion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/respectfully-disagree-lindsey-graham-breaks-with-trump-on-abortion-wants-federal-limitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released his own statement<\/a>, saying he \u201crespectfully\u201d disagrees with the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respectfully disagree with President Trump\u2019s statement that abortion is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/really-joe-this-maga-crowd-is-the-most-extreme-political-organization-in-american-history\/\" title=\"Really, Joe? \u2018This MAGA Crowd\u2019 Is \u2018The Most Extreme Political Organization\u2019 In American History?\">states\u2019 rights issue<\/a>. Dobbs does not require that conclusion legally and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But Abortion Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">pro-life movement<\/a> has always been about the wellbeing of the unborn child \u2013 not geography,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe states\u2019 rights only rationale today runs contrary to an American consensus that would limit late-term abortions and will age about as well as the Dred Scott decision,\u201d he added. \u201cThe science is clear \u2013 a child at fifteen weeks is well-developed and is capable of feeling pain. I will continue to advocate that there should be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/respectfully-disagree-lindsey-graham-breaks-with-trump-on-abortion-wants-federal-limitation\/\" title=\"Lindsey Graham respectfully opposes Trump on abortion, advocates for federal restrictions\">national minimum standard limiting abortion<\/a> at fifteen weeks because the child is capable of feeling pain, with exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump fired back at Graham in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112237091365034673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on Truth Social, telling the senator to talk less about abortion and focus on addressing Biden\u2019s border crisis and \u201cthe millions of people dying in senseless, never-ending Wars that he constantly favors and promotes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrats are thrilled with Lindsey, because they want this Issue to simmer for as long a period of time as possible,\u201d Trump added. \u201cThey are destroying our Country, and they don\u2019t want to talk about Inflation, a Bad Economy, the Horrible Open Border, Rigged Elections, Afghanistan, Ukraine\/Russia, or the Attack on Israel, all of which would never have happened if I were President. Great job Lindsey!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112237096470668872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>, Trump ripped the South Carolina senator for \u201cdoing a great disservice to the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first he wanted no Abortions under any circumstances, then he was up to 6 weeks, where you\u2019re allowed Abortion, now he\u2019s up to 15 weeks, where you\u2019re allowed Abortion, but what he doesn\u2019t understand, or perhaps he does, is the Radical Left Democrats, who are destroying our Country, will never approve anything that he or the Republicans want,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThey love this Issue, and they want to keep it going for as long as Republicans will allow them to do so. Terminating Roe v. Wade was, according to all Legal Scholars, a Great Event, but sometimes with Great Events come difficulties. Many Good Republicans lost Elections because of this Issue, and people like Lindsey Graham, that are unrelenting, are handing Democrats their dream of the House, Senate, and perhaps even the Presidency\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dem-leaders-push-to-make-abortion-the-pivotal-issue-of-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushed<\/a> to make abortion \u201cthe pivotal issue of 2024\u2033 even as immigration and the economy continue to top the list of issues for voters. The party has seen recent success in states like Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Kansas when abortion is on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s statement on abortion was also criticized by pro-life advocates such as Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America who said her group is \u201cdeeply disappointed in President Trump\u2019s position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaying the issue is \u2018back to the states\u2019 cedes the national debate to the Democrats,\u201d Dannenfelser added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump responded to Senator Lindsey Graham&#8217;s disagreement over abortion remarks by emphasizing his opposition to federal restrictions on abortion. 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