Joe Biden and Donald Trump clashed over Roe v. Wade in the first general election debate of 2024, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The Democratic president called out the ex-president for appointing three Supreme Court Justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
While discussing the divisive topic of abortion and Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court, Biden criticized his opponent.
Trump applauded his appointees for turning the issue back to the states but made a point to state he now supports abortion exceptions in the case of rape or incest.
"I put three great Supreme Court justices on the court and they happened to vote in favor of killing Roe v. Wade, and moving it back to the states,” Trump said. “Now the states are working it out."
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When asked Biden's thoughts on Roe v. Wade being overturned, the president told Trump, "It’s a terrible thing what you’ve done."
The president then hit back at Trump's claim that legal scholars supported Roe V. Wade being overturned, "The vast majority of constitutional scholars supported Roe (v. Wade) when it was decided. This idea that they were all against it is just ridiculous."
Biden repeated his support for Roe v. Wade and the limits it had on when a woman can have an abortion.
The Democratic president then warned against abortion being left up to states to decide — and compared the issue to civil rights.
"The idea that states are able to do this is a little like saying we’re going to turn civil rights back to the states," Biden continued before noting that women who are victims of rape are unable to obtain abortions in some states due to Roe v. Wade being overturned, "It’s just ridiculous and they can do nothing about it."
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