Trump's tweeted claim came after Biden said Monday that if Roe v. Wade were overturned, his 'only response to that is pass legislation making Roe the law of the land. That's what I would do.'
is the law of the land and should not be overturned," his press secretary told NBC last year.
Although the bill ultimately stalled in a committee, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, defended it during an interview with radio station WTOP. Northam, a pediatric neurosurgeon, explained what could happen in the case of a third trimester abortion if the bill was passed. Northam's comments sparked immediate outrage among prominent Republican figures, accusing the governor of favoring infanticide. Even Trump weighed in, falsely claiming in his 2019 State of the Union address that Northam had"stated he would execute a baby after birth."
Appearing at a September 25 campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia, Trump doubled down on his criticism of Northam, telling the crowd they have a"crazy governor" who is"so far left" and constantly attacks the right to life.
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