Blog de Dunlap: Media outlets claim Trump is attempting to “move to the center” on abortion. That’s a dangerous mischaracterization.

Danielle, news recently broke that Trump privately supports a 16-week federal abortion ban across the country — a ban that would erase access in states that have passed abortion protections.

As the New York Times reported, "One thing Mr. Trump likes about a 16-week federal ban on abortions is that it's a round number."

So, we're just picking numbers that feel fun. Got it.

I like numbers too, so let me throw one out there: about a year after Trump's Supreme Court justices helped overturn Roe, 61 percent of Americans said they disagreed with that ruling. In fact, most people in our country want to see individuals and their doctors making decisions about abortion, not extremist politicians.

Another thing: Media outlets claimed this was Trump's attempt to "move to the center" on abortion ahead of the general election.

I just need to make this loud and clear: A national abortion ban that would take away a right that women now have in 23 states is not "moving to the center" on abortion rights. It's continuing to swerve way over to the right.

It's no secret that Donald Trump is an anti-abortion extremist. Any other description is a dangerous mischaracterization. So Danielle, can you please split a contribution between the Biden-Harris campaign and our re-election campaign to strengthen our abortion rights movement and prevent MAGA extremists from passing a national ban?

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The vast majority of Americans agree that the government shouldn't interfere with people's personal decisions on abortion. The GOP and anti-abortion extremists know this, so they worked for years to force their unpopular agenda through hijacking the courts.

But now that they've gotten their wish and overturned Roe v. Wade, voters have been fighting back. In election after election ever since — in Kansas, in Michigan, in Ohio, and in Virginia — they keep reminding anti-abortion extremists how out of touch they really are.

Now the GOP is attempting to soften and message-test their anti-abortion stances ahead of the 2024 election. They're afraid of sounding too extreme. But here's Donald Trump's extreme anti-abortion record:

He appointed anti-choice Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade
He's boasted about being the president who "got rid of Roe v. Wade"
He supports a national ban
He said there has to be "some form of punishment" for women who get abortions

I won't stop calling out the GOP's extremism and fighting for the right to an abortion nationwide. That means electing pro-choice Democrats and ending the filibuster so we can codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. That means reversing right-wing takeover of our Supreme Court by working to expand and rebalance it. And that means supporting local candidates and ballot measures that will defend abortion rights at the state level.

Wherever you are in America, if you care about abortion rights, if you care about protecting the right of people to have access to abortion, understand this: Donald Trump and the Republicans are coming for you — even if you live in a "safe" state right now. That's why it's so critical that we keep the White House and maintain our Senate majority.

So please split a donation of $100 between my re-election and the Biden-Harris campaign so we can push back against MAGA Republicans' out-of-touch extremism and pass national abortion protections.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth