As Donald Trump’s Fox News Town Hall on women’s issues airs today, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: 

“Donald Trump said himself he doesn’t ‘do well with American women’ — and his record spells out exactly why. From ‘proudly’ overturning Roe v. Wade and paving the way for cruel abortion bans to attacking health care coverage and access to contraception, Trump has spent his political career trying to rip away women’s freedoms. Today, Trump will show women once again why his Project 2025 is a dangerous assault on our basic rights that American women will reject in November.”

WHAT HE’S DONE:

Trump: “I was able to kill Roe v. Wade”

• Trump “proudly” brags about how he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” and paved the way for extreme abortion bans across the country.
• Trump says reproductive health care issues are “largely quelled” as women die preventable deaths under cruel abortion bans he made possible, which he’s praised as “working very brilliantly” and a “beautiful thing to watch.”
• Trump chose anti-choice extremist JD Vance as his running mate, who wants abortion to be “illegal nationally,” attacked exceptions for rape and incest, and compared abortion to slavery.
• Trump tried to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid every single year in office, and attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act along with its critical protections for reproductive health care.
• Trump rigged the economy for the ultra-rich and big corporations, hurting working women across the country and earning him the worst jobs record in modern American history.

WHAT HE’LL DO IN A SECOND TERM THROUGH HIS PROJECT 2025 AGENDA:

Trump: “There of course remains a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life. And it’s very important.”

• Ban abortion nationwide — with or without Congress.
• Defund Planned Parenthood, ripping away access to health care for millions of Americans — including primary care, cancer screenings, and contraceptive services.
• Put access to IVF and contraception at risk.
• Support states monitoring women’s pregnancies and punish women who have an abortion. 
• “Terminate” the Affordable Care Act and its protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions.
• Eliminate the Department of Education.
• Rig the economy for billionaires and big corporations (again), unleashing an inflation bomb and devastating our economy. 
• Rule as a dictator on “day one.”
• And so much more.

LIKE HE SAID:

Trump: “I hear that I don’t do well with American women.”