Trump's latest interview could have been a 'Democratic press release': CNN's John Berman

CNN anchor John Berman tore into former President Donald Trump for his newest comments he's open to a national 15-week abortion ban, an idea he has reportedly been thinking of for over a month — which would impose new restrictions on states that protect abortion rights while leaving states with existing bans free to continue them as they wish.

"Just very quickly," said Berman, speaking to former Mitt Romney strategist Kevin Madden. "You spent a lot of time trying to appeal, make Republicans appeal to voters in the suburbs. Is this something that suburban voters, suburban women would buy?"

Madden was skeptical.

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"We just have to look to the 2022 midterms to just to see how important this issue was for many those suburban swing voters who care about this issue," he said. "I think what they want to see is clarity. What they want, a lot of those voters want to see, is somebody that has a position that is on their side. Recently we are seeing with the polling that Republicans are sort of at odds with many of these voters on that issue. And many of these voters, independents, even Republican-leaning independents, are starting to align themselves with Democrats, so it's certainly an issue in those suburban swing areas."

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Berman turned to Democratic strategist Maria Cardona.

"This was an interview Donald Trump did in his own voice, where he was talking about a ban after 15 weeks," he said. "But I could have seen it being a Democratic press release, almost."

Cardona agreed.

"What was interesting about what Donald Trump was saying is he's always very vague when he talks about what he is trying to land on in terms of policy," she said. "He talks about, well, he's hearing from people that this is where they're landing on 15 weeks. What people? Certainly not women, certainly not the majority of Americans who agree that this is a personal decision that should be in the hands of women, their families, and their doctors, and that's it. But maybe he doesn't consider women people either."

Ultimately, she added, "I think that this will continue to be political kryptonite for the Republican Party, who doesn't understand that this is not an issue that they should be deciding ... every woman's position and circumstance is different, and it should not be legislated by men."

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