At a rally with former President Trump on Saturday, Republican Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois saidthe Supreme Court's ruling overturned the Roe v. Wade case. Praised, saying it was "a historic victory in white life in the Supreme Court." Her campaign reacted quickly, which was false and intended to be called "a historic victory in the right to life by the Supreme Court."
"Mary stumbled while saying'right to life'and there are fake news vultures," her spokesman Isaiah Wartman said in a statement to CBS News.
Mr. Wartman said Miller has "the most professional life vote record in Congress" and is "the proud grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren" with Down Syndrome.
Miller represents the 15th district of Illinois, and due to the constituency change, she is another incumbent Republican, Rodney Davis. Trapped in a major battle with. 13th ward. The primary election is Tuesday.
Trump called Miller "a warrior of our movement and values" at a rally on Saturday.
In a statement, Davis called her comment "a small part of the disturbing behavior patterns she has shown since she came to Congress," in a "Biden basement strategy" of not answering questions. Said it was similar. Davis quoted several previous controversies over Miller, includingwhenpraised Adolf Hitler at a rally in January 2021, saying she was "not suitable for public office." ..
Miller named Davis, co-chair of Trump's 2020 campaign in Illinois, "RINO" or just by her name, according to theCBS Peoria-affiliated WMBD. I called it. Davis is one of the 35 Republicans who voted to establish a committee to investigate the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. What the Commission has learned so far about holding a hearingandTrump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results. A campaign to pressure lawmakers to overturn the result prior to the attack.
At a rally on Saturday, Miller said Davis "betrayed us" by voting for the creation of the Commission. Trump called the hearing a "ridiculous fake inquiry."
Trump praised the court for overturning New York's 100-year-old gun lawwith Rho and "Thank you Trump! I chanted.
He also gave his "full support" to Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey, who faces five challengers at the Primary on Tuesday.
Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.
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