DeSantis: Trump is 'going soft' on abortion

JUST IN: @RonDeSantis says Donald Trump has gone soft on abortion. In our exclusive interview, he tells me he was surprised that Trump called the Florida Heartbeat Bill "harsh." So much more from our blockbuster interview with Gov. DeSantis on @700club Friday! More clips soon! pic.twitter.com/qsOOfz4Xfk

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) June 16, 2023

DeSantis: “…actually bring all this stuff in for a landing. And if we can do half of what we did in Florida up in Washington, we’re going to be in really good shape as a country.”

BRODY: “You mentioned abortion. Do you feel the former president is going soft then on abortion a little bit, especially in this area that you mentioned earlier?”

DeSantis: “Well, I think so. I mean, I was really surprised because he’s a Florida resident and I thought he would — he would compliment the fact that we were able to do the Heartbeat Bill, which pro-lifers have wanted for a long time. He never complimented, never said anything about it. Then he was asked about it and he said it was ‘harsh,’ but, you know, these are children with detectable heartbeats. And I think to do that was very humane and I think it was something that that every pro-lifer appreciates that we were able to get that done.”

(transcript via Grabien)

[This is called attacking strength. Trump got a lot of traction on the Right, and deservedly so, for sticking to his pro-life promises of 2016. He chucked that advantage away by attacking DeSantis from the Left on abortion, and now DeSantis is underscoring the point. — Ed]