Trump highlights abortion comments from Democrat to show who’s ‘radical’ on the issue

Former President Trump sparred with moderator Linsey Davis over claims Democrats are "extreme" on abortion, citing former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's past comments

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (Screenshot: Fox News simulcast of ABC News Presidential Debate)

He noted Republicans’ success in having abortion policy returned to state houses has actually led to several red states passing otherwise lenient abortion policies, pointing to referendums in Ohio and Kansas.

"The vote [in Ohio] was somewhat liberal," Trump said.

However, Davis cut in after Trump finished his response and said, "There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it's born."

Heritage Foundation religion fellow Delano Squires shared clips of both Tran and Northam speaking about the late-term abortion policy, sarcastically captioning it, "no one supports abortion in the ninth month."

Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures while answering a question during his press briefing inside the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., as his Blackface photo scandal swirls April 20, 2020.  (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP  |   AP )

"This is how extreme they are," tweeted Rob Smith, a conservative commentator.

Dozens of others on X posted the same video of Northam speaking to WTOP in attempts to debunk Davis’ retort or make Trump’s case.

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