Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday continued to hammer Arizona’s new abortion ban and former President Trump’s function in overturning Roe vs. Wade throughout a shock look in Century Metropolis.
“Right here’s the factor about what they’re doing and the cruelty of it: No exception in some states even for rape and incest. You’re saying to a survivor of against the law of violence to their physique, a violation to their physique, that they haven’t any proper to decide about what occurs to their physique subsequent,” Harris mentioned. “That’s immoral.”
Harris made the remarks on the Energy Management and Affect of Black Girls luncheon, the place Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) was being honored. As she was answering a query about abortion rights, Butler paused to introduce “certainly one of our largest champions on this motion” and “certainly one of my finest buddies,” as Harris emerged onstage from the wings.
The vp has been a vocal drive for the Biden administration on the problem since Arizona’s Supreme Court docket on Tuesday reinstated a legislation from 1864 — many years earlier than Arizona turned a state — banning abortions besides when the mom’s life is in danger. Her feedback Saturday reiterated what she mentioned Friday in Tucson and what’s anticipated to be a significant theme of President Biden’s reelection marketing campaign.
“There is no such thing as a ambiguity about who’s guilty. The previous president Donald Trump hand-selected three members of the US Supreme Court docket with the intention that they’d undo Roe, they usually did precisely as he supposed,” Harris mentioned.
“And now he walks round speaking about, ‘Nicely, you understand, the states can do what they wish to do,’” she continued. “Nicely, have a look at what the states are doing. The states are passing Trump abortion bans. So we’re not going to fall for the ‘okey-doke.’ We’re not going to be gaslit about what’s at play and who’s guilty.”
The earlier night time, Harris headlined a fundraiser at “Household Man” creator Seth MacFarlane’s Spanish revival mansion in Beverly Hills. About $1.5 million was raised for the Biden Victory Fund on the occasion, which was attended by 30 folks, together with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
“After I was requested to host this occasion, I instantly agreed, as a result of I spotted if it’s at my home, I can drink as a lot as I would like,” MacFarlane mentioned. “I’m not going to get a DUI on the way in which to mattress.”
He then turned to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who was in attendance.
“Anyway, now I needed to get the whole lot proper to this introduction. So I practiced tips on how to pronounce your title. Is it Doug?” MacFarlane mentioned, a reference to some Republicans’ refusal to correctly pronounce Harris’ first title.
Harris and Emhoff are anticipated to spend Sunday at their Brentwood dwelling earlier than the vp heads to Nevada on Monday.
