Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) slammed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s usage of the phrase “my truth” in regard to abortion.
Haley and DeSantis appeared for a panel discussion at the Thanksgiving Family Forum Friday moderated by Family Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats. The four discussed abortion, where Haley stood out in her comments on the matter as she has from the beginning of her campaign.
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“What you heard me say at the debate was very much my truth,” Haley said, referring to the third GOP debate from the week before. “I am unapologetically pro-life. But it is important that we remember what’s our overall goal . . . how do we save as many babies as possible and support as many moms as we can?”
DeSantis shared his reaction to her comments in a press conference Saturday, seeming to imply that others at the forum joined him in disagreeing with her.
“Her answers, I think, last night did not go over well with the crowd,” DeSantis said. “When you’re talking about, ‘my truth.’ No, it’s not your truth or this person’s truth. There’s the truth.”
The governor on Friday instead shared his family’s experience with miscarriage first, with fellow GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy following after, discussing his wife’s miscarriage. Haley herself also had difficulty getting pregnant and shared that with the crowd.
On the same day as the forum, DeSantis announced a new microsite off of his campaign website designed to be “shining a light on the real Nikki Haley.”
“The site will allow Republican primary voters to see for themselves that Haley has supported every liberal cause under the sun,” a press release read. “There’s a reason Nikki Haley is running away from her record and refuses to take tough questions from the media – she can’t risk exposing her liberal views on issues most important to conservative voters.”
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Former Republican Party of Iowa executive director Marlys Popma, a well-known pro-life activist in the state, gave Haley her endorsement live during the forum. DeSantis shrugged off the news claiming Haley “never delivered anything on it before.”
When Haley was governor, she signed a 20-week abortion ban across the state of South Carolina. Since launching her presidential campaign, she has been hot and cold on the idea of a federal ban.
