Elon Musk accused Vice President Harris on Monday of lying about former President Trump's support for a nationwide abortion ban after a community message was added to a post from her campaign account.
“When will politicians, or at least the interns who manage their accounts, learn that lying on this platform doesn't work anymore?” Musk wrote on his social platform X on Monday morning, with a screenshot of Harris' statement, supplemented with a community message providing context.
As of Monday afternoon, Harris's post did not include a community note. It is unclear when or how long the note was there.
In her original post On Sunday, Harris wrote that “Donald Trump would ban abortion across the country,” adding, “President @JoeBiden and I will do everything we can to stop him and restore women's reproductive freedom.”
Musk also responded directly to Harris' post on X, writing Sunday night, “He clearly said he wouldn't do that during the debate.”
Trump’s position on abortion has been at the heart of many campaign debates this cycle. For months, he teased that he would announce his official position on the contentious issue, and in April he announced that abortion laws should be left up to the states.
In that announcement, he avoided taking a position on a federal abortion ban, but said shortly afterward that he would not sign such a ban, noting, “because we no longer need it. Because we have violated Roe v. Wade.”
The Biden-Harris campaign responded to Musk's accusation, drawing a connection to previous report about Trump privately indicating he would support a 16-week suspension before his official announcement on the matter.
The campaign also noted that Trump has repeatedly touted his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, pointing to the three justices he appointed who provided the majority needed to do so. The campaign also pointed to Trump's several public statements on the issue in recent months.
“Elon Musk can Google it: Donald Trump wants to ban abortion nationwide, allow his allies to ban medication abortion and contraception, and use government power to intimidate and punish women,” campaign spokesman James Singer said in a statement.
“This election is a choice between upholding Roe and protecting women's fundamental rights, and allowing extreme politicians to interfere with medical decisions and take away freedoms,” Singer added.
