Sean Hannity Warns Republicans No Exception Abortion Stance ‘Political Suicide’ After Trump Says Leave It Up to the States
Sean Hannity warned Republicans they are going to “lose votes” if they support a complete ban on abortion following Donald Trump declaring that legislation should be left up to the states.
In a message released Monday, the former president took responsibility for the overturning of Roe v. Wade and called Democrats “radicals” on the issue of abortion.
“My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it. From a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state,” Trump said.
Sean Hannity joined fellow Fox News host Lawrence Jones on Monday’s Fox & Friends to discuss Trump’s positions, and Hannity told conservatives to follow Trump’s lead or pay at the ballot box.
“Democrats are going to demagogue the issue of abortion,” he said.
Hannity theorized the majority of the country likely supports abortion as late as 15 weeks and said a no exception policy or support of a total ban will be a determining factor for many voters. The Fox News host argued Republicans lost on the issue in numerous elections in 2022.
“Any Republican that would ever take a position, and the president was clear in his statement about this too, any Republican that would take a position [of] no exceptions for rape, incest, or the mother’s life, that is political suicide,” Hannity said.
“Yeah, it is,” Jones quickly agreed.
“Any Republican that calls for a flat-out ban politically — politically, I’m talking politically now — that would be outright suicide,” Hannity added.
He told Republicans to keep away from extremism on the issue of abortion if they want to have any influence in solving numerous crises the country is facing, including the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
“If you want to change the country and if you want to close the border and you want to turn this disastrous economy around, and you don’t like what’s happening with war in Europe, war in the Middle East, America ostensibly has abandoned our ally Israel under the Biden administration, if you are sick and tired of defund, dismantle, no bail law, etc., this election means anything,” Hannity said.
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