FACT CHECK: Did Trump Say He Will Protect Women From Abortion ‘Whether The Women Like It Or Not’?

Vice President Kamala Harris shared a video on social media that purportedly shows former President Donald Trump discussing abortion.

“Whether the women like it or not” pic.twitter.com/lFbx5rbWrd

— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 31, 2024

Verdict: Misleading

Trump was speaking about protecting women from migrants.

Fact Check:

In the final moments of campaigning, Trump will be visiting Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan, NBC News reported. Harris plans to visit Pennsylvania for several events while both vice presidential nominees will be in battleground states, according to the outlet.

A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows a video of Trump speaking about women and news reports about abortion. The video shows Trump standing at a podium with his name on it while wearing an orange vest.

The video shows Trump saying, “I going to do it whether the women like it or not.” The video then shows images of abortion related headlines to the left as his words are repeated.

The claim is inaccurate. The video does not show Trump discussing his plans related to abortion. The original video shows that Trump was talking about protecting women from illegal immigration and crime. The context starts about 46 minutes in. The quote being referred to is said only a few moments later, about 47:40 minutes in the video.

During a rally in Wisconsin, Trump attacked Harris over the current state of the border and claimed migrants dangerous to American citizens are entering the country, according to CBS News. Harris said Trump’s “like it or not” comment was “offensive to women,” but Trump’s team responded by reiterating he made the comment about all citizens.

Trump’s campaign team shared a longer version of the video claiming that Harris’s campaign had deceptively edited the video. The caption reads, “In this clip that Kamala’s stupid interns deceptively edited (what else is new), President Trump was talking about protecting women from illegal aliens Kamala released into our country who murder and rape. Does Kamala HQ have a problem with that?” (RELATED: X Post Falsely Claims Trump Wore ‘Proud Boys Black And Gold’ At Madison Square Garden Rally)

In this clip that Kamala’s stupid interns deceptively edited (what else is new), President Trump was talking about protecting women from illegal aliens Kamala released into our country who murder and rape.

Does Kamala HQ have a problem with that? 🧐 https://t.co/S1IXNC7Vjq pic.twitter.com/clj0fuUJcj

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 31, 2024

Check Your Fact contacted both the Trump and Harris campaigns.

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