David Muir and ABC called a ‘disgrace’ for recurring feature of Harris-Trump debate here
Republicans were furious with ABC News hosts David Muir and Linsey Davis for refusing to vet Kamala Harris for her lies about Donald Trump’s positions on IVF.
Muir and Davis repeatedly attempted to fact-check Trump during the debate on issues including the storming of the Capitol and a claim about migrant crime.
However, Harris falsely claimed that Trump opposed in vitro fertilization during the debate.
The former president said he spoke out in favor of IVF when it was banned at the state level.
Former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer wrote on social media: “ABC is making a huge mistake by trying to fact-check this live. They just prove how biased they are. Harris made up an attack on Trump about IVF. ABC sat there and said nothing.”
Republicans were furious with ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for refusing to vet Kamala Harris for her lies about Donald Trump’s positions on IVF
Muir and Davis have repeatedly tried to control Trump during the debate on issues such as the storming of the Capitol and a claim about migrant crime
Abigail Shrier added: ‘The moderators did not fact-check Kamala Harris on Project 2025. The moderators did not fact-check Kamala Harris on IVF. They just fact-checked Trump for the fourth time.’
A Trump campaign report revealed what debate moderators wouldn’t say: that Harris wasn’t telling the truth.
“Kamala IS LYING AGAIN. President Trump has said he wants to make it easier for mothers and fathers to have children, including supporting IVF in every state,” they wrote.
Trump frustrated social conservatives by taking a more progressive stance on IVF (in vitro fertilization).
This week he said he would make the expensive procedure free for Americans, which New York Times noted that this “would be an initiative that would place him further to the left of many Democrats.”
The former president has further distanced himself from the issue, reportedly ordering the party to tone down language on abortion at the Republican National Convention.
Earlier this spring, Trump told advisers he was leaning toward supporting a nationwide ban on abortion through 16 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, the New York Times.
However, he reportedly changed his mind after looking at some polls and has now said that abortion is something that should be decided at the state level.
Harris falsely stated during the debate that Trump is against in vitro fertilization
The former president has further distanced himself from the issue, reportedly ordering the party to moderate language on abortion at the Republican National Party Convention.
In addition, the former president has repeatedly voiced his objections to states that have been too harsh on abortion.
He has condemned Florida’s six-week ban, calling it a “terrible mistake,” and during an interview with NBC on Thursday he added that women in Florida needed more time to decide whether or not they wanted an abortion.
This sparked outrage among some conservatives, including those at the National Review, which published an article titled “Trump Stabs Florida Pro-Lifers in the Front.”
In an attempt to clear up the situation, Mrs. Leavitt told the New York Times that the former president “simply reiterated that he thinks six weeks is too short.”
Trump announced he would vote against the measure that would have maintained Florida’s six-week ban.
As the final weeks of the presidential campaign unfold and Trump tries to recoup some of the losses he has suffered since Harris took over from President Joe Biden, he faces a daunting challenge of winning over new, more liberal voters while also satisfying his base.