'What is this?' CNN's Jake Tapper corners Trump-supporting GOP governor over false claim
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) went on CNN Thursday afternoon to defend former President Donald Trump's handling of abortion messaging — and received pushback from anchor Jake Tapper for uncritically promoting false claims that Democrats support abortion up to the moment of birth.
"How fearful are you about this issue hurting Republicans in November?" asked Tapper, noting that there are local New Hampshire races that could be affected.
"Well, I'll say this. I think it actually could be a bigger problem for Democrats," said Sununu. "I actually agree with the former president's position. It is now a state's issue ... there's a lot of accountability in the system. The voters can change the legislature, have ballot initiatives, whatever it might be. And that's our new reality going forward. Now, on the other side, what Biden is going to have to defend, now he has to to deal with the national question. What Trump is saying is, I'm not even going to talk about a national ban and national questions. Hey, Joe Biden, is nine months okay? Is the day up until birth okay to have an abortion? Now, Biden has to answer that."...
