Adam Schiff Calls Out Trump For 'Flip-Flopping' On Abortion
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday accused former President Donald Trump of “flip-flopping” on the issue of abortion about two months out of the election as Republicans continue to attack Vice President Kamala Harris over her policy reversals.
In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Schiff was asked to explain how he feels about Harris reversing her position on the natural gas extraction method also known as fracking.
As a presidential candidate in 2019, Harris said she was in favor of banning fracking, but has since reversed her stance, saying she would not outlaw it if she won in November.
Schiff defended Harris, saying that the vice president has proved her commitment to fighting climate change, including by working on the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Schiff added that while he still supports a ban on fracking, “I’m not the vice president of the United States.”
“And I do think that, when you are representing the whole country, you have a different perspective,” he said.
Schiff then pivoted to Trump, saying that while Harris shifted her stance on fracking four years ago, Trump “changed his position four times on abortion in the last 48 hours.”
“That, to me, is a much more significant question, particularly as, when you’re talking about abortion and you’re talking about a right and freedom of the American people to be so pandering, wishy-washy, flip-flopping so disrespectful to the rights and freedoms of millions of American women, and do all that in a single day,” Schiff said. “That’s the contrast here.”
Schiff added that Trump’s evolving stance on abortion indicates he “has no values.”
Trump on Thursday suggested he would vote in favor of a Florida amendment in November which would amend the