As Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance split up and hit the road and make the case for retaking the White House from the Democrats in November, they are creating headaches for the campaign because they can't seem to get on the same page when it comes to messaging.
According to a report from CNN's Daniel Strauss, the question of the availability of abortion and restrictive laws various states want to place upon it is not only roiling the Republican Party, it is also creating problems for the Trump campaign as the ex-president says one thing and his running mate makes a different claim.
As Strauss reported on Saturday morning, in interviews Vance is telling reporters that Trump will veto a proposed federal abortion ban if it comes across his desk if re-elected. At the same time, the former president is refusing to answer the question which is creating confusion and chaos for the Trump campaign.
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Speaking with CNN, Trump refused to confirm Vance's claim and instead said it was a moot point because he believes the states are handling it.
As Strauss reported, "Now this comes at a time that is pretty inconvenient for any Republican presidential nominee to be sort of vacillating on abortion and abortion rights. It's only a few weeks or only less than 100 days till the election and Trump needs the support of both more moderate voters and the national electorate that generally is more moderate on abortion and the conservative republican base that is interested in more restrictive bans so right now, it's pretty difficult for Trump and his campaign to navigate this."
As for the conflicting messaging, he added, "Honestly this is kind of a nightmare for any comms operative on a campaign where one principal is saying one thing and another principal is saying the opposite."
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