Mike Johnson baselessly claims Trump’s medical records are “irrelevant” and denies a national abortion ban
Welker asked again, will Johnson hold a vote on a national abortion ban?
“Right now, we are nowhere in the universe where we can do that,” Johnson said. “I have to build cultural consensus,” he continued, “there’s a lot of work to be done.”
Johnson famously did this job for many years.
EQUAL Vanity fair‘S Bess Levin Have take notesWhen Roe v. Wade overturned, Johnson call it was “a wonderful, joyous occasion.” His goals for his home state of Louisiana, for him explainis to “bring the number of abortions to ZERO!!” As a lawyer, Mr worked to shut down abortion clinics, as a legislator he co-sponsored “Life at Conception” billwhich would force pregnancy from the moment of fertilization and include no exception to IVF, and as a religious leader, he blame school shootings, in part, because pregnant people have access to abortion care.
On Sunday, Johnson encouraged anti-abortion organizations to continue working toward a cultural consensus on the issue before adding, “We need to care for women who are in dire straits towel during pregnancy. That’s what states are doing itvery effective. Crisis maternity care centers and other maternity care centers around the country—there is a lot of great work being done.”
Crisis pregnancy centers are facilities that legally act as reproductive health clinics for pregnant people but, in reality, aim to prevent people from accessing certain types of care , like abortion and contraception options. Afterward Dobbs“Tennessee increased state support for crisis pregnancy centers from $3 million to $20 million; Florida went from $4.5 million to $25 million, and Texas went from giving groups $5 million every two years to a whopping $100 million for 2022 and 2023 ,” according to Jessica Valenti‘S new book abortion.
Watkins ended the interview by asking whether Johnson, the second-in-line for president, would accept and certify the results of the 2024 election — a task Trump’s running mate , J.D. VanceHave constantly rejected to commit.
“Of course, I will obey the Constitution, I will obey the law, that is my job, my duty. I took an oath to do that and I will fulfill my oath,” Mr. Johnson said.
“No matter who wins?” Welker clarified.
“Of course I do,” Johnson replied. “If,” he continued, “it was free and fair.”
