GOP lawmaker calls Roe’s decision a ‘victory for white life’ as Trump applauds rally

He began to clap as the spectators, some holding red banners reading “Save America,” also began to clap.

His comment drew widespread condemnation on social media, with Miller’s team quickly issuing an explanation of what it called “a mix-up of words.”

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Miller’s spokesman, Isaiah Wartman, told the Associated Press that the Illinois Republican misread her prepared speech and was supposed to declare the court’s divisive ruling a victory for the “right to life.”

“You can clearly see on the video…she is looking at her papers and looking at her speech,” Wartman said.

Trump, who endorsed Miller against Republican Rep. Rodney Davis after Democrats reshuffled them to the same seat, hosted the rally ahead of the state’s hotly contested primary on Tuesday.

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The words “white life” became one of the top trends on Twitter in the United States.

“I am retweeting this statement by Republican Rep. Mary Miller on white life for your information,” wrote Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.).

Others noted that many in the crowd did not seem intimidated by Miller’s comment. “Whether it was a slip or not, the audience heard ‘white life’ and didn’t flinch. applauded”, tweeted columnist Ahmed Baba, who writes for the Independent.

Miller’s comments also sparked backlash outside the United States. “Never assume that liberal democracy is the default option, that progress gained is in the bank and does not need constant forceful protection,” tweeted British lawmaker Jess Phillips, a member of the main opposition Labor Party.

On Friday Miller applauded the high court’s decision What “a joyous victory.” She said Roe vs. Wade he had “done untold damage to our country” and accused the “cruel abortion industry” of misleading Americans. She thanked Trump for helping overturn Roe by “appointing Supreme Court justices who value life.”

Trump, whom he promised to name anti-Roe justices, nominated Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, who were part of the 5-4 vote to overturn the 1973 ruling, along with Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas.

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This is not the first time Miller has been scrutinized for comments on her speeches. Last year, she was forced to apologize after quoting Adolf Hitler at a “Mothers for America” ​​event in Washington.

“Hitler was right about one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth has the future,'” Miller said at the rally, just two days after he was sworn in as a House member, prompting calls for his resignation on social media and from Democrats.

Miller then issued a statement expressing remorse for quoting the Nazi leader.

“I sincerely apologize for any harm my words have caused and I am sorry to use a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers outside influences can have on our youth,” he said.