DeSantis says Trump abortion remarks show ‘danger’ in re-electing him
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump recently took the position that six-week abortion bans — bans that Mr DeSantis signed into law in Florida — were a "terrible mistake." Mr DeSantis called the soundbite a "terrible statement" and questioned Mr Trump's loyalty to the Republican project of using state power to force women into giving birth. Former President Donald Trump, left, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, right The Florida governor isn't the only 2024 Republican presidential candidate taking Mr Trump to task for budging on abortion rights; Senator Tim Scott also fired shots at the former president. “President Trump said he would negotiate with the Democrats and walk back away from what I believe where we need to be, which is a 15-week limit on the federal level,” Mr Scott told NBC's "Meet the Press."