'Weak man': Internet slams Mike Pence after Donald Trump lashes out at former VP for criticizing his abortion statement

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: In the early hours of Wednesday, April 10, former President Donald Trump took a swing at his former Vice President, Mike Pence, over their conflicting views on abortion policy.

The 77-year-old presumptive Republican nominee vented his frustrations on his social media platform, Truth Social, by posting, "Former Vice President (thank you President Trump!) Mike Pence has been doing a lot of talking about Abortion lately. He never felt I would be able to kill Roe v Wade and bring it back to the States where, according to all legal scholars, it belongs.”

“He started at no abortion for any reason, and then allowing abortions for up to 6 weeks, then up to 15 weeks, and then, who knows?" Trump wrote.

The remark seems to be a reference to different pro-life measures that Pence supported or advocated, which aimed to limit abortion on a state or federal level.

What prompted Trump’s post against former Vice President Mike Pence?

Mike Pence, the former Vice President of the United States, has been a strong advocate for the pro-life movement since he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2000.

Throughout his entire political career, he has consistently maintained that the termination of an embryo is morally unacceptable at any stage.

"But it doesn’t matter because the Radical Left Democrats will never approve anything on this issue, and Republicans don’t have anywhere close to the number of Senators necessary to make it matter," the MAGA strongman continued.

"Mike has been getting very bad advice from Mark Long, & others. That’s why he’s polling at 1%. With better advice, he would be polling at a solid 2%, and maybe even more!!!" he remarked.

Pence's former chief of staff during his vice-presidential term, Marc Short, is most likely the "Mark Long" mentioned in the former president’s post.

As of right now, Short serves as the chairman of Pence's advocacy organization, Advancing American Freedom, according to Fox News.

"Everyone must ask Democrats if they would allow abortions in the 7th, 8th, or 9th month, or allow the execution of a baby after birth, as was suggested by the former Democrat Governor of Virginia," Trump argued. "They are the Radicals, not the Republicans!"

Pence's statements opposing Trump's abortion policy plan are probably the reason for the hasty and haphazard criticism that has been directed at him.

On Monday, April 8, Pence said that Trump's rejection of a nationwide ban on abortion amounts to a "retreat on the Right to Life" and "a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans."

The former Vice President's statement was issued shortly after Trump claimed credit for the Supreme Court's decision two years ago, which overturned the landmark Roe v Wade ruling, legalizing abortion nationwide.

Notably, the former POTUS did not lend his support to the movement by social conservatives to ban abortion at the federal level.

Instead, he stressed his support for states to determine their laws regarding abortion, provided that exceptions are made for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.

Following Trump’s disclosure of his stance on abortion, Pence tweeted on Monday, "President Trump’s retreat on the Right to Life is a slap in the face to the millions of pro-life Americans who voted for him in 2016 and 2020. By nominating and standing by the confirmation of conservative justices, the Trump-Pence Administration helped send Roe v. Wade to the ash heap of history where it belongs and gave the pro-life movement the opportunity to compassionately support women and unborn children."

The former vice president expressed concern that "too many Republican politicians are all too ready to wash their hands of the battle for life."

Internet rips Mike Pence as Donald Trump slams his former running mate over abortion policy

People on X overwhelmingly agreed with the former POTUS' stance on abortion as they skewered the former US Vice President, Mike Pence, for coming up with tweets opposing Donald Trump's policy on women's reproductive rights.

One X user remarked, "Pence is nothing to me."

Another user said, "Pence is a WEAK MAN!"

Another user wrote, "Pence is not my concern."

One user claimed, "Pence is a jealous DC elitist! A sympathetic jerk to democrats! Traitor."

Another X user quipped, "Backpedaling. He is trying to straddle the fence on this issue and is losing his most radical cult members in the process."

Finally, this user tweeted: "Pence is fake Christian . He hides behind the Bible , Pence is a false prophet."

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