Fox News host Howard Kurtz took aim at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his changing stance on reproductive health issues, particularly in light of recent comments about a proposed abortion ban in Florida.
During the Media Buzz program, Kurtz highlighted Trump’s criticism of Florida’s six-week abortion ban, which the former president argued should allow for more weeks. Additionally, Trump has promised to provide free IVF treatments to couples in need, a move Kurtz found to be part of a broader strategy to shift his campaign promises.
“Some media critics are saying, well, Kamala Harris is moving to the center as if that’s some kind of indictable offense,” Kurtz remarked. “I mean, what do you think Trump is doing by criticizing Florida’s six-week abortion ban? He says it should be more weeks and is promising to provide free IVF to couples that need it.”
In a tongue-in-cheek comment, Kurtz added, “I think the next thing is he says he’ll bring it to your house and throw in some Ginsu knives,” mocking the seemingly over-the-top nature of Trump’s evolving campaign promises. Political strategist Lucy Caldwell joined the discussion, defending Vice President Kamala Harris amid criticism of her recent CNN interview, where some commentators accused her of shifting her positions.
“Moving to the center is like what candidates do,” Caldwell explained. “This is about appealing to the center. So if you are a person with very tightly held views and you feel very strongly about one [candidate] or the other, you are not their audience.”
Caldwell also addressed the criticism of Harris’s stance on fracking, which has been a point of contention. “Kamala Harris actually gave an answer on fracking that was completely legitimate,” she argued. “She said this is what I said on the debate stage in 2020. This is what I have lived out in my politics since then, and she said my values around climate are the same.
So I think we’ve got to give candidates the benefit of the doubt of nuance in interviews like this.” The segment underscored the challenges candidates face in navigating public opinion and the balancing act required to appeal to a broad electorate, especially on contentious issues like reproductive health.