Moulton offered Biden a backhanded compliment for reversing his position on federal funding for abortions, challenging Biden to do the same over his vote in favor of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq
Rep. Seth Moulton offered 2020 Democratic front-runner Joe Biden a backhanded compliment on Friday for reversing his position on federal funding for abortions, challenging Biden to do the same over his vote in favor of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
"It was a mistake to assume the president would use the authority we gave him properly," Biden said of then-President George W. Bush. "I never argued that there was an imminent threat. We gave the president the authority to unite the world to isolate Saddam. And the fact of the matter is, we went too soon. We went without sufficient force. And we went without a plan."his stance in support of the Hyde Amendment less than 24 hours after reaffirming his position in favor of it.
The former vice president's previous support for the Hyde Amendment prompted a quick backlash from 2020 rivals eager to ding the frontrunner. In a Democratic primary field in which support for abortion rights has essentially become a prerequisite, Biden did an about-face. Biden cited a nationwide “assault” by Republicans on abortion rights as the primary reason for his shift, saying the choking off of abortion clinics across the country necessitated his flip.
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