Trump Throws JD Vance Under the Bus On Abortion During Presidential Debate
Donald Trump tried to distance himself from JD Vance’s claim that the former president would veto a federal abortion ban—saying he hadn’t spoken with Vance about the issue and that his running mate wasn’t speaking for him at the time.
“Well, I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said about his running mate’s assertion. “And I don’t mind if he has a certain view, but I don’t think he was speaking for me.”
Vance, on Aug. 25, told NBC News that the GOP presidential nominee “explicitly” told him that he would veto a federal abortion ban.