Ron DeSantis’ exclusive interview with NBC News’ Dasha Burns covered a wide range of topics, including two issues dogging DeSantis on the campaign trail: abortion and his state’s new Black history standards.
And although he’s pledged to be a “pro-life president,” he’s broken with some others in the GOP field and has not embraced a federal ban on abortions.
“I think the reality is that that basically means the states are going to have primary control over it,” DeSantis said.
Asked if he would veto a national abortion ban, DeSantis said, “We will be a pro-life president, and we will support pro-life policies.
DeSantis defended the standards, saying “it’s very clear that they’re showing that this was a grave injustice, and it contradicted the founding principles of our country.”“Those standards were not political at all.
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