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    3 months ago

    I actually really hate NPR for this article because they waffled so much.

    After confusion over his stance on abortion rights, former President Donald Trump is clearing things up.

    His stance was not confusing and was abundantly clear, as they state later in the article:

    On Thursday, Trump indicated he would vote in favor of abortion rights in his home state of Florida, where it is on the ballot. Saying he thinks the “six week [ban] is too short,” he said he favored “more time.”

    When asked explicitly, “so you’ll vote in favor of the amendment?”, Trump seemed to affirm that he would.

    “I’m going to be voting that we need more than six weeks,” he told NBC News in an interview, before saying he favored exceptions in abortion law for the life of the mother, rape and incest.

    They don’t even give that part straight. Saying he “indicated” makes it sound like there was some wiggle room, or miscommunication, possibly on the part of the reader/listener. There wasn’t. He plainly said in no uncertain terms that he was voting for the amendment. Then his campaign said WAIT NO DON’T SAY THAT because they think it’s a dumb move given his base. So he reversed his position.

    He didn’t “clarify” shit. He said one thing and within a DAY he said the exact opposite.