Elon Musk confronted Vice President Kamala Harris for falsely accusing former President Donald Trump of planning a national abortion ban, highlighting that Trump has consistently advocated leaving abortion policy to the states.
Musk pointed out the misinformation, referencing fact checks, and emphasizing that lying on platforms like Twitter is ineffective.
Harris wrote that Trump “would ban abortion nationwide.”
“President @JoeBiden and I will do everything in our power to stop him and restore women’s reproductive freedom,” she said.
“President Trump has repeatedly said he will not sign a national abortion ban,” a Community Note read.
“When will politicians, or at least the intern who runs their account, learn that lying on this platform doesn’t work anymore?” Musk said.
“He clearly said he would not do so in the debate,” Musk wrote.
Trump’s stance, reiterated during debates and in official statements, supports states’ rights concerning abortion laws.
Criticism towards Harris for spreading untruths surfaced on social media, with Musk calling out the misinformation despite the inaccuracies perpetuated by Harris and her associates.
“It is now back with the states,” Trump said. “The states are voting and in many cases, they — it’s, frankly, a very liberal decision. In many cases, it’s the opposite.”
“But they’re voting and it’s bringing it back to the vote of the people, which is what everybody wanted.”
“Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said.
“It must be remembered that the Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to, and even beyond, the ninth month,” he said. “The concept of having an abortion in the later months, and even execution after birth — and that’s exactly what it is. The baby is born, the baby is executed after birth — is unacceptable. And almost everyone agrees with that.”
“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.”
