Illinois Rep. Mary Miller called Supreme Court justices' Roe v. Wade decision a 'historic victory for white life' at a rally with former President Donald Trump.
Miller's spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the decision was a victory for a"right to life." The line as delivered was out of step with the disproportionate impact the repeal of abortion rights will have on women of color.
"President Trump, on behalf of all the MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday," she said, drawing cheers from the crowd."You can clearly see in the video ... she's looking at her papers and looking at her speech," Wartman said.
The freshman congresswoman, who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler. The rally came as some elements of the far right have pushed the"great replacement theory," a racist ideology that alleges white people and their influence are being"replaced" by people of color. Proponents blame both immigration as well as demographic changes, including white birth rates.
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