'Talking loud and saying nothing': MSNBC guest torches Tim Scott on his abortion views
An MSNBC host and guest recently shared blistering opinions of Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and other Republican lawmakers as their war on abortion continues.
On Friday, April 14, Brittany Packnett Cunningham appeared on MSNBC News where she argued that Republicans are not exactly "pro-life" as she explained her perspective.
According to Mediaite, Scott has faced many obstacles when it comes to offering a concise perspective on his stance regarding abortion. The lawmaker's remarks came as he launches his presidential exploratory committee.
Also on Friday, NBC News reporter Ali Vitali, hit the lawmaker with questions as he weighed in on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signing a piece of legislation seeking to ban abortion.
“I’m proudly 100% pro-life,” Scott told her. “I am so thankful that I had an opportunity to vote for three Supreme Court justices that overturned Roe v. Wade. I celebrate that.”
“But is six weeks the right mile marker?” she asked.
“Well, the people have decided that their elected leaders have the opportunity to do, so I say absolutely,” Scott answered. “As the culture of life is being protected, we should celebrate that. States will have different, varying views on the, but yes, if I were president of United States, I would literally sign the most conservative pro-life legislation that they can get through Congress.”
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Ali went on to ask Scott a hypothetical question regarding whether or not he would consider signing a nationwide ban on abortion. Instead of answering the question, Scott insisted that he would not focus on "hypotheticals."
“I’m not gonna do a bunch of hypotheticals,” he replied.
During a recent segment of "The Last Word," guest host Jonathan Capehart weighed in on Scott's remarks insisting the lawmaker was “talking loud and saying nothing.”
Capehart asked Brittany Packnett Cunningham her opinion and she did not mince words.
She noted:
"I’m gonna state perhaps an unpopular opinion. I’m actually really glad to hear Tim Scott so fervently say that he believes in the culture of life, because I’m looking forward to his support for an assault weapons ban. I’m really looking forward to him finally getting out of the way of ending qualified immunity for police officers who kill people."
"If he is so committed to the culture of life, then there are plenty of ways to actually display that. One of those ways is not supporting a ban on abortion – whether it’s six weeks, whether nationally, or whether it is the overturning of Roe v. Wade, because the truth of the matter is, this has not ever been a pro-life movement. This has been a movement about ensuring that certain people do not have autonomy over our bodies. So, we should be clear to bust these myths. Like you said before, 64% of Americans are in support of access to abortion."
Cunningham concluded, “So, I’m actually glad to hear that he is in support of the culture of life. And I really want him to actually put his policy where his mouth is.”
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