Harris scolds the CBS anchor over a question about Trump's ties to Project 2025

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Vice President Kamala Harris rejected a reporter's claim that Donald Trump would not impose a federal abortion ban if re-elected, saying his word should not be trusted.

For months, Harris has been warning Americans that Trump will go to even greater lengths to restrict reproductive freedoms than he already has, citing plans in Project 2025 – a document from the Heritage Foundation, with which Trump has multiple ties.

The former president has promised not to do this while distancing himself from Project 2025.

Despite this, Harris continued to make the claim. During an interview over the weekend, CBS Evening News Host Norah O'Donnell questioned the veracity of Harris' claim.

“If you argue that Donald Trump, if elected, would propose national abortion–” O'Donnell began.

“Just read Project 2025,” Harris interjected.

“The former president said that wasn't true,” O'Donnell said.

Clearly frustrated, Harris replied: “He says everything. Come on, do we really take his word for it?”

“He said that women should be punished, he has already done everything possible on this matter. But I'm too busy watching what he's doing to understand what he said,” Harris said.

A pillar of the vice president's campaign is the fight for reproductive rights and the threat Trump poses to them. She told CBS that her priority if elected would be to reinstate federal abortion protections.

She blames Trump directly for taking these people away after he nominated three conservative justices to the Supreme Court with the intent of unseating him roe.

But in recent months, the former president has softened his stance on abortion access to appeal to moderate voters who may be concerned about abortion rights. His change of heart ultimately weakened Harris' position.

But Trump has made inconsistent comments on abortion in the past.

During his 2020 presidential campaign, Trump described himself as “pro-life” and advocated for a federal abortion ban without mentioning exceptions.

As recently as March of this year, Trump signaled his support for a 15-week federal ban.

But he recently said he would not support a federal ban and believes in abortion rights with some exceptions, such as in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

Over the past three years, he has been credited with returning abortion to the states thanks to his appointment as a Supreme Court justice.

At the same time, he made contradictory comments about state abortion bans, calling Florida's six-week ban “too short” and also saying, “We need more than six weeks.”

Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign's national press secretary, was previously a reporter: “President Trump has long consistently supported the right of states to make abortion decisions and has made it very clear that he will NOT sign a federal ban when he returns to the polls White Office is “House.”

But Harris raises concerns about whether Trump will follow through on his promise and will continue to do so.

“We have experienced extraordinary harm, pain and suffering because Donald Trump intended and engineered the overthrow Roe v. WadeHarris told CBS.