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“Former President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”
Joe Biden President of the United States. at a campaign event. Claim dated 1 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False

What PolitiFact found

Trump's remarks allowed for the possibility of women being punished for abortion but he avoided sharing his opinion, redirecting the writer to "ask the states" and that it was "irrelevant" if he was comfortable with it.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 1 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 May 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.

Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.

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