{"id":4662,"date":"2026-07-31T18:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4662"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:44:51","slug":"trump-backed-maga-candidate-caught-on-bombshell-abortion-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4662","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Backed MAGA Candidate Caught on Bombshell Abortion Tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A Trump-backed candidate vying to be Michigan\u2019s next governor is under fire after a bombshell recording captured him vowing to pass the \u201cmost conservative, most pro-life bill\u201d possible\u2014despite previously telling voters the law was settled.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4660\">Fox News Star Skewered by Own Brother Over Stunt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John James, a MAGA warrior who Donald Trump has endorsed for next week\u2019s high-stakes primary race in Michigan, was caught on tape backtracking on his previous claims about abortion after being approached by a voter at a rally this week.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>James is a combat veteran and state congressman hoping to take the governor\u2019s mansion after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s term ends in January. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>But he has repeatedly flip-flopped on abortion over the years, and now he appears to have done so again, suggesting he could move to repeal the state\u2019s protections.<\/p>\n<p>As a Senate candidate in 2018, for instance, James referred to abortion as \u201cgenocide\u201d and said he was \u201c100 percent pro-life.\u201d Then, in 2023, his spokesperson said he had expanded his views on abortion exceptions to include rape and incest. <\/p>\n<p>One year later, he distanced himself even further by describing abortion as a settled issue in Michigan following the passage of Proposal 3, which had codified abortion rights in the state constitution.<\/p>\n<p>But in a bombshell recording reviewed by the Daily Beast, James can be heard backtracking once again after meeting voters at a get-out-the-vote rally on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>The Daily Beast \u00b7 abortion-conversation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a little disappointed that you once called abortion genocide, but now you say it\u2019s kind of settled for Michigan,\u201d a purported pro-life voter tells him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never said it was settled,\u201d James assures her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh really?\u201d the voters asked, sounding surprised. \u201cSo will you do something to get Proposal 3 repealed once you\u2019re governor?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to do everything to get the most conservative, most pro-life bill passed through the House and Senate as possible,\u201d he tells her.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is contentious because abortion has remained one of the defining issues in Michigan politics ever since voters overwhelmingly approved Proposal 3 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe Vs Wade in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4658\">Trump\u2019s MyPillow Ally\u2019s Election Lies Cost Him Every Night<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Trump\u2019s backing, James is currently the frontrunner to win Tuesday\u2019s GOP primary, potentially setting him up to take on Democrat Jocelyn Benson to be Michigan\u2019s next governor.<\/p>\n<p>James has been a loyal Trump ally for years, declaring that he backs the president \u201c2000 percent,\u201d partying with him at Mar-a-Lago in March, and standing alongside him at a rally last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Mr President for coming back to Michigan, where you won three times,\u201d James said, despite Trump losing the state to Joe Biden in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan will once again be one of the country\u2019s premier political battlegrounds at this year\u2019s midterms, with control of both the governor\u2019s office and a crucial Senate seat up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans see the seat as a prime opportunity after Trump narrowly carried the state in the 2024 election against Kamala Harris, thanks in part to the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the war in Gaza and the economy, issues that resonated deeply with the state\u2019s high concentration of Arab-American voters and Detroit\u2019s auto industry workers.<\/p>\n<p>But Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman said in response to James\u2019 election denialism last week that he was \u201ctoo extreme for Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStanding next to Donald Trump on stage, John James once again fully embraced Trump\u2019s 2020 election denial lies rather than talk about the issues facing Michigan families,\u201d Honeyman said. <\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to James. <\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that a MAGA candidate has been caught out on abortion. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, MAGA billionaire Rick Jackson was caught apparently agreeing that women should have to \u201cprove\u201d they were raped in order to qualify for an abortion.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The remarks have become a flashpoint in Georgia\u2019s closely watched governor\u2019s race, in which Jackson will now run against Democratic nominee and former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4657\">Kentucky\u2019s Other Senator Flees Questions About McConnell<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Trump-backed candidate vying to be Michigan\u2019s next governor is under fire after a bombshell recording captured him vowing to pass the \u201cmost conservative, most pro-life bill\u201d possible\u2014despite previously telling voters the law was settled. 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