Trump says federal abortion ban is not needed 'because we broke Roe v. Wade'

Apr 12, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    76% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

7% Positive

  •   Liberal
  •   Conservative
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"You're having some very, very beautiful harmony to be honest with you, Trump said."
Positive
42% Conservative
"Trump has frequently expressed pride in appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022."
Positive
38% Conservative
"The former president's comments on Friday were immediately elevated by Democrats, who have hammered Trump over abortion restrictions implemented nationwide since the end of Roe v. Wade in June 2022."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Trump took questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago after delivering remarks with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he was asked why voters should trust him when he said earlier this week he would not sign a federal abortion ban."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"Because we broke Roe v. Wade, and we did something that nobody thought was possible, Trump said."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"Trump has been on defense all week over abortion, particularly after the Arizona Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony."
Negative
-50% Liberal
"Trump earlier this week said it should be left up to the states to determine abortion policy, while appearing to say he would not sign a federal ban."
Negative
-56% Liberal
"You're having some very, very beautiful harmony to be honest with you, Trump said."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Trump has frequently expressed pride in appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022."
Positive
20% Conservative
"Former President Trump on Friday said there was no need for a federal law limiting abortion because we broke Roe v. Wade, and said states were working brilliantly as many GOP-led legislatures restrict access to abortion."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The former president's comments on Friday were immediately elevated by Democrats, who have hammered Trump over abortion restrictions implemented nationwide since the end of Roe v. Wade in June 2022."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Trump took questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago after delivering remarks with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he was asked why voters should trust him when he said earlier this week he would not sign a federal abortion ban."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Trump took questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago after delivering remarks with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he was asked why voters should trust him when he said earlier this week he would not sign a federal abortion ban."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Because we broke Roe v. Wade, and we did something that nobody thought was possible, Trump said."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Trump has been on defense all week over abortion, particularly after the Arizona Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Trump earlier this week said it should be left up to the states to determine abortion policy, while appearing to say he would not sign a federal ban."
Negative
-30% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : ""You're having some very, very beautiful harmony to be honest with you," Trump said.
69% : Trump has frequently expressed pride in appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
34% : The former president's comments on Friday were immediately elevated by Democrats, who have hammered Trump over abortion restrictions implemented nationwide since the end of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
31% : Trump took questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago after delivering remarks with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) when he was asked why voters should trust him when he said earlier this week he would not sign a federal abortion ban.
30% : Because we broke Roe v. Wade, and we did something that nobody thought was possible," Trump said.
25% : Trump has been on defense all week over abortion, particularly after the Arizona Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.
22% : Trump earlier this week said it should be left up to the states to determine abortion policy, while appearing to say he would not sign a federal ban.

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