Kristi Noem of South Dakota, a potential vice-presidential pick for former President Donald J. Trump, refused to say on Sunday whether she would have certified the 2020 election if she had been in Vice President Mike Pence’s position.
“You can go back and keep talking about Jan. 6, but the fact of the matter is that was a day we hope we never see again here in this country,” Ms. Noem said on CNN.
That is the position Mr. Trump took this month, though his allies have developed plans that could functionally ban abortion nationwide without formally doing so.
Mr. Trump has also expressed support for rape and incest exceptions, which South Dakota’s near-total abortion ban does not include.
“And since Joe Biden has been in the White House, I just have to defend the freedoms of my people in South Dakota.
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