I want to be sure we're all clear about something that Brett Kavanaugh said in his confirmation hearings last week. He referred to birth-control pills as "abortion-inducing drugs." That set off a lot of alarm bells for me, and it should for you, too.— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 12, 2018
Harris's deception was so egregious that Politifact and several other fact checkers called her out on it after several conservative outlets called her out.
Via Politifact:
Harris’ tweet takes Kavanaugh’s statement out of context.Watch the deceptively edited video:
Harris cut an important second out of the clip — the attribution. Kavanaugh said, "They said filling out the form would make them complicit in the provision of the abortion-inducing drugs that they were, as a religious matter, objecting to."
"They" refers to a Catholic nonprofit group, Priests for Life. Kavanaugh was answering a question from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, about a case in which he argued Priests for Life shouldn’t have to provide women with the contraceptive coverage mandated by the Affordable Care Act for religious reasons. -Politifact
In short, Kamala Harris - a Democratic 2020 hopeful, edited Kavanaugh's response - ostensibly to deceive people, which Hillary Clinton then repeated several days after Harris was called out by multiple outlets.Kavanaugh chooses his words very carefully, and this is a dog whistle for going after birth control. He was nominated for the purpose of taking away a woman’s constitutionally protected right to make her own health care decisions. Make no mistake - this is about punishing women. pic.twitter.com/zkBjXzIvQI— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) September 7, 2018
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) dinged Clinton for peddling fake news:
I want to be sure we’re all clear: this didn’t happen.— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) September 12, 2018
Numerous fact-checks have ruled this false and the Washington Post gave it 4 Pinocchios.https://t.co/fHNeKc5ysL
In case you missed it—> https://t.co/z2HMGzn1Gz— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) September 12, 2018
Also this.— Senator Hatch Office (@senorrinhatch) September 12, 2018
“It’s pretty clear from the context that he was quoting the views of the plaintiffs rather than offering a personal view.”
“Democrats should drop this talking point.”
Cc @HillaryClinton https://t.co/zDoxMviLjf
Scum bag...
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