Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday criticized recent comments by the Republican Senate candidate in Ohio in which he openly questioned why women “over 50” are concerned about reproductive rights.
Bernie Moreno, who is running against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) in a tight race, during a Friday town hall called into question older women’s focus on abortion as an issue determining their vote.
“Sadly, by the way, there’s a lot of suburban women, a lot of suburban women that are like, ‘Listen, abortion is it. If I can’t have an abortion in this country whenever I want, I will vote for anybody else,’” he said.
“It’s a little crazy, by the way, but ― especially for women that are like past 50. I’m thinking to myself, ‘I don’t think that’s an issue for you,’” Moreno added.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Haley claimed Moreno’s words could hurt him politically, while the GOP is counting on him to win the race as part of their plan to regain the majority in the upper chamber of Congress.