Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott has a new TV ad showing voters he “plans to protect life.”
The 30-second video titled “Extremist” will run on Newsmax nationwide starting Monday and is part of the South Carolina senator’s $8 million ad campaign launched last month.
“If the radical left wins, abortions will be performed on minors without their parent’s consent. Babies old enough to feel pain will be aborted,” he says in the ad. “And poor single mothers like mine will be told aborting their children would help the economy.”
He adds, “Yet these people say I’m the extremist. I’m Tim Scott, and I approve this message because some Republicans want to retreat on life. I know life is a gift from God, and this is a fight we must win.”
Abortion has been an issue that not only separates Democrats and Republicans, but also splits Republican presidential candidates. During the first debate last month in Milwaukee, the eight candidates on stage disagreed over whether the issue should be handled federally or on the state level. They also argued over how many weeks the ban should start.
Mr. Scott, along with former Vice President Mike Pence, said they support abortion bans after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a six-week abortion ban in his state, but didn’t explicitly say he would support a federal ban.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy have all hinted a national ban won’t work.
Former President Donald Trump said he believes that at some point both parties will agree to a specific number of weeks or months but that he doesn’t care whether it’s decided at the state or federal level.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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