Ron DeSantis dodges question about national six-week abortion ban

'I don't think Rome is built in a day.'

Ron DeSantis is willing to impose a six-week abortion ban on Florida, but he won’t commit to such strict laws if he ever becomes President.

During an interview Friday at the Family Leadership Summit, DeSantis was asked by Tucker Carlson if he would “do the same as President nationally.”

The Governor demurred.

“So I mean, of course, I want to sign pro life legislation. I think it’s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country,” DeSantis told Carlson.

However, a national six-week abortion ban doesn’t seem to be a priority for DeSantis, despite what he calls “barbaric” abortion practices including termination of pregnancies in the third trimester.

“I don’t think Rome is built in a day. I think it’s going to take time to make progress in some parts of the country. But as President, I will be somebody who will use the bully pulpit to support governors like Kim Reynolds when she’s got a bill, other states as they advance the cause of life,” DeSantis said.

This wasn’t the first time the Governor said he wouldn’t apply Florida’s commitment to the “cause of life” to the other states if President.

During a May appearance on “Fox News Tonight,” DeSantis said that after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, “there’s a role for both the federal (government) and states” to play going forward, but that “fighting for life and protecting life really is a bottom up movement.”

“I think that there’s just a practical reality that the country is divided on the issue. And so the question is, you know, how are you going to be able to save, you know, more lives? Some of this is a matter of strategy, some of it is a matter of, you know, what could you do to be able to advance the ball forward?” he added. “Clearly in California, you know, you are going to have very, very hostile views.”

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6 comments

Truth in Advertising
July 14, 2023 at 7:06 pm

So-called “pro-life” is simply anti-freedom, since there is very little support for actual human life after birth. Time for media to stop letting groups self-characterize without pointing out the inaccuracies.
Everyone hates Meatball Ron
July 14, 2023 at 9:21 pm

Everyone is laughing at DeSanctus
Michael K
July 15, 2023 at 12:13 am

Of course he won’t answer. He’s a liar, just as he dodged the question when he ran for governor.

He’s pro forced birthing, and pro death. Don’t be fooled.
PeterH
July 15, 2023 at 1:56 am

“……. I think it’s something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country,” DeSantis told Carlson.”

Yeah sure ….. you care so much about “life” ….. that you thought it was a great idea to make guns readily available and accessible everywhere in Florida.
Lynda
July 15, 2023 at 9:34 am

Six weeks is a total ban. GQP needs to tell the truth about their bills which are anti-family as well as anti-women.

deSantis must know how many Floridians (many who did not vote in 2022 due to voter suppression and disgust.) oppose his agenda of fascist dictatorship bills. As an extremist who is awful at “retail” politics, deSantis will fail in his bid for president. Unfortunately, he will return as Gov. All we can do now is make sure he does not have a majority in the FL legislature so his term limit can be expanded to 3 or even 4 terms.
Dont Say FLA
July 15, 2023 at 10:49 am

GOP types want to force births for the same reason Trump didn’t “build that wall.” Their reason for both is that the ruling class needs more of us peons to do the grunt work that still has to be done by humans.

The ruling class, the rich, they can only get richer when we’re here to provide a contrast to their riches. If everybody had their own yacht and their own private island and their own harem of underage pleasure providers, nobody would be considered as rich.

Thus, more poor babies, and more poor immigrants. And the poorer the better. We make the rich feel richer.