CNN anchor S.E. Cupp ripped 2020 presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders for his answer about “population control” related abortions during his portion of the network’s climate change town hall.
During the Vermont senator’s town hall Wednesday night, an audience member asked about the “poisonous topic” of using abortions as a way to “curb population growth.” The questioner then asked if he would make the issue “a key feature of a plan to address climate catastrophe.”
Sanders agreed with the audience member and then added that the “Mexico City agreement, which denies American aid to those organizations around the world that allow women to have abortions or even get involved in birth control” is “totally absurd.”
Cupp expressed her outrage on Twitter following Sanders’ answer to the question.
Let’s just state for the record: talking about needing “population control” through ABORTION for the sake of CLIMATE is talking about EUGENICS. The fact that @BernieSanders is willing to entertain this vile idea is not only disgusting, it should be disqualifying.
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) September 5, 2019
“Let’s just state for the record: talking about needing ‘population control’ through ABORTION for the sake of CLIMATE is talking about EUGENICS,” Cupp tweeted. “The fact that @BernieSanders is willing to entertain this vile idea is not only disgusting, it should be disqualifying.”
The anchor followed up in a second tweeted, “Also, if we’re going to talk about population control, we should bring up Malthusian theory, a cautionary tale against not anticipating how science and industry would solve future problems, like population growth. Let’s talk, @BernieSanders.”
Also, if we’re going to talk about population control, we should bring up Malthusian theory, a cautionary tale against not anticipating how science and industry would solve future problems, like population growth. Let’s talk, @BernieSanders.
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) September 5, 2019
