LOL, Junior

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has walked back his remarks saying that he would support a federal ban on abortion.

In an interview with NBC News at the Iowa State Fair, Kennedy said he would sign a federal ban on abortion after 15 weeks or 21 weeks of pregnancy if he were elected president.

“I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the women during the first three months of life,” Kennedy said, adding, “Once a child is viable, outside the womb, I think then the state has an interest in protecting the child.”

“I’m for medical freedom,” Kennedy said. “Individuals are able to make their own choices.”

In a statement Sunday, Kennedy’s campaign team said that the candidate misunderstood the questions asked by NBC News congressional reporter Ali Vitali, citing a “crowded” and “noisy” exhibit hall at the fair.

  The Hill

Sure, Bob.

For Pete's sake, he flat out stated the state has an interest once a fetus is viable, AND individuals can make their own choices. Two totally exclusive propositions. What question did he think he was answering?

“Mr. Kennedy’s position on abortion is that it is always the woman’s right to choose. He does not support legislation banning abortion.”

Then how would the state express its "interest"?

In response, Vitali posted to X, a social media platform formerly known as Twitter, a transcript of her full exchange with Kennedy, stating that she asked her questions multiple times to make sure the presidential candidate understood the subject.

And he answered it in at least two different ways, apparently. 

And then there was this:

Kennedy, who announced his 2024 presidential campaign in April, previously referred to himself as “pro-choice” and spoke in favor of legalizing abortion.

“I’m not going be in a position, put myself in a position, where I am going to tell a woman to bring a child to term,” Kennedy said at a town hall stop in New Hampshire earlier in June, according to Politico.

I guess his remarks in Iowa permit him to run either answer in the future depending on the audience. His father must be sinking deeper in his grave.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.