Republicans use Trump's deflection on abortion ban as political cover heading ... trends now
Senator Lindsey Graham has increasingly found himself on an island when it comes to the issue of abortion as he continues to push for federal restrictions.
Other congressional Republicans have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump's newly publicized view that he believes ending a pregnancy should be an issue left to the states.
Whether they fear the wrath of Trump or are simply relieved that Democrats' top messaging issue will no longer be an effective scare tactic in congressional races, Senate Republicans - even ones who had backed a bill that would have instituted a 15-week federal ban - had high praise for the former president's statement.
'I texted Trump, I said, really well done. I mean it really was. I was like, thank you, thank you for doing it,' Sen. Kevin Cramer told reporters Tuesday.
Cramer was a co-sponsor of Graham's legislation that would have banned abortions at the federal level at 15 weeks.
'My sense is there's probably some relief [among Republicans] that he did that,' the North Dakota Republican admitted.
Sen. Lindsey Graham has increasingly found himself on an island when it comes to the issue of abortion as he continues to push for federal restrictions
Whether they fear the wrath of Trump or are simply relieved that Democrats ' top messaging issue will no longer be an effective scare tactic in congressional races, Senate Republicans - even ones who had backed a bill that would have instituted a 15-week federal ban - had high praise for the former president's statement
Cramer told DailyMail.com he would still 'probably' support the Graham bill, but 'for now Donald Trump has landed in a good spot and we should follow that lead.'
'If there's a place where people are comfortable, and in what we've done in confirming good judge justices,' the senator went on. 'Maybe we take a pause and celebrate that for a while and start working on the hearts of people instead of looking for the next thing.'
Other staunch conservatives - like Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., said they agreed with Trump, abortion is now squarely a state issue.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, another co-sponsor of Graham's 15-week legislation, told DailyMail.com he 'couldn't think of anything' he disagreed with in Trump's statement.
'I think I agreed with it for the most part. I can't say there's anything I totally disagree with, I do think the Dobbs decision clearly pushes it back to the states and we'll leave it at
