The Biden campaign went after former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley on Friday, calling her “no moderate” over her stance on abortion rights.
“Nikki Haley is no moderate — she’s an anti-abortion MAGA extremist who wants to rip away women’s freedoms just like she did when she was South Carolina governor,” the campaign said in a statement.
“Now Haley is promising to bring that same fear, anxiety, and dread she forced on South Carolina women to every woman in the country,” they added.
Abortion has been a focus of the 2024 campaign among Democrats and Republicans. GOP candidates have clashed over whether to back a national abortion ban, which Haley has refused to do.
The Biden campaign cited a Daily Signal interview with the former South Carolina governor, where she said she would sign a 6-week national abortion ban if it was passed.
Haley has previously stated that such legislation could not pass Congress and that Republicans should instead focus on state-level restrictions.
“I would support anything that would pass. But you have to be honest with the American people,” Haley said during the third GOP debate earlier this month. “I would sign anything that would get 60 Senate votes. Don’t make the American people think you’re going to push something on them when you don’t even have the votes in the Senate.”
Her criticism of GOP messaging on abortion rights has also brought attacks from presidential campaign rival Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), who said her comments are merely “indulging media narratives.”
“I think she’s playing into some of the stereotypes that the left uses against conservatives,” DeSantis said last month, referring to the former ambassador’s abortion stance.
The Biden campaign has touted the president’s hard-line pro-abortion rights agenda as part of the campaign, especially in attacking GOP front-runner former President Trump.
New attacks on Haley could mark her rise as a candidate for the nomination as she gains support in polls.
Despite rising support, however, Trump remains a clear favorite for the nomination — with Haley and DeSantis jockeying for second place.