In a new interview, Vance claimed that GOP defeats at the state level to limit abortion access indicated they “lost the trust” of the public.
Vance was asked by the New York Times to respond to comments he made in 2022 that he’d “like abortion to be illegal nationally.” He didn’t deny making the comments, though, saying he didn’t have “the podcast in front of me,” but said his views have evolved since then.
“When the Supreme Court threw this back primarily to the states, what all Republicans should have learned is when you see people voting, sometimes even people who describe themselves as pro-life, voting for increased access to abortion, the conclusion that we should take from that is we’ve lost the trust of the American people,” said Vance.
Vance pointed to Ohio’s abortion referendum during last year’s election when voters approved a constitutional amendment ensuring access to abortion as an example.
“I think the proper thing to take from that is we have lost the trust of the American people,” said the Ohio senator. “When we went out there and campaigned for our position, they instinctively mistrusted us, and we need to get trust back.”
But Vance also reiterated his claims from his vice presidential debate against Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) that the GOP needs to be the “pro-family party” as it seeks to win over women voters and convince them to “choose life.”
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