Great NFL Coaches Tony Dungy challenges Vice President Kamala Harris’ tweets about abortion rights.
Harris offered no apologies about her stance on women’s right to abortion, and she continued that with a post on Thursday.
“One doesn’t have to abandon one’s faith or deeply held beliefs to agree with this: The government, and certainly not Donald Trump, should not tell a woman what to do with her body,” she said.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after touring a Thomas Built Buses electric school bus during a tour of Meridian High School on May 20, 2022 in Falls Church, Virginia. (Jamel Countess/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Dungy, the first Black head coach in the modern era and the second ever to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is a man of faith and he questioned Harris.
“Dear VP Harris: I hear you make this statement all the time,” Dungy wrote in a quote tweet. “When you say you don’t have to renounce abortion to support it, what ‘faith’ exactly are you talking about? Are you talking about Christianity which says all babies are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26), that God places them in the womb (Jeremiah 1:5) and that we should not unjustly take a life (Luke 18:20)?
“Are you talking about that faith or some vague, general ‘faith’ that says we are good and intelligent enough to make our own decisions? What ‘faith’ are you talking about?”
Harris claimed Trump’s abortion platform makes ‘no exceptions,’ while Trump said the opposite
Harris has pledged that if Congress passes a bill to restore the protections guaranteed in Roe v. Wade, she will “proudly sign it into law” if she’s elected president in November.
Meanwhile, Trump praised the United States Supreme Court for overturning the Roe v. Wade case, which has allowed states to handle the issue.
Dungy also reposted a quote tweet from former NFL tight end Benjamin Watson on a Sept. 17 Harris tweet that said, “A young mother from Georgia should be alive today, raising her son and fulfilling her dream of going to nursing school. This is what we feared when Roe v. Wade was overruled. In over 20 states, Trump abortion restrictions prevent doctors from providing basic medical care.”
NBC Sports broadcaster Tony Dungy during a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
“Amber Thurman’s tragic death was caused by complications resulting from legal abortion medications and gross medical malpractice,” Watson responded. “She should have been treated immediately by physicians who instead acted too late. Georgia’s pro-life law is not the issue. It does not criminalize performing a D&C, especially when a fetal heartbeat cannot be detected.”
“Amber should live, and (Harris) should focus her attention on these facts so we can prevent the next tragedy instead of promoting politically motivated lies.”
“I like your opinion Coach. But how can you support a guy like Trump? I’ve never seen a post from you criticizing him,” one commenter on Dungy’s tweet wrote.
Dungy responded, “I assume you didn’t see my post last week, when I said Donald Trump may not have read Florida Amendment 4 very carefully when he said he was going to vote ‘yes’ on it.”
Trump later clarified his stance on the abortion amendment, which would protect access to abortion in the state, saying, “I would vote in favor of it.” Abortion is not permitted in Florida after six weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions in rare circumstances.
“President Trump has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida. He has simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short a time,” Trump campaign press secretary Caroline Levitt said in an interview with NBC News after the vote.
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute leadership conference in Washington on September 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
Earlier this month, Harris also claimed that Trump’s abortion platform would make no exceptions “even for rape and incest.”
“A woman who has been the victim of a crime of violating her body does not have the right to decide what to do with her body. It is immoral, and one does not have to give up their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree with the government, and Donald Trump certainly should not tell a woman what she should do with her body,” Harris said.
“Understand, If Donald Trump is re-electedHe will sign a national abortion ban.”
Moments before Harris’ statement, Trump said he “strongly” believes in exceptions for abortion.
“I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother,” Trump said during a debate. “I believe in that strongly. Ronald Reagan believed that as well. 85 percent of Republicans knew that the exceptions are very important.”
Dungy is a one-time Super Bowl champion coach, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 12-4 season in 2006.
Tony Dungy made the comments after the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 23-18 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on September 24, 2023. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)
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Dungy began his head coaching career with the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay, where he compiled a 54-42 record with the franchise, then moved to Indy, where he quickly became a legend and had Peyton Manning as his quarterback.
Dungy led the Colts to an 85–27 record in 112 games.
Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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