Biden Takes Abortion Fight to Sidelined Trump’s Florida Turf

President visits rival’s home state as Trump stands trial
Speech in Tampa highlights six-week abortion ban, referendum

Anti-abortion activists, right, protest near the a pro-choice rally to protect abortion rights for Floridians, in Orlando, Florida, on April 13.Photographer: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Michelle Jamrisko

April 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM UTC

Updated on

April 23, 2024 at 7:57 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden urged voters to punish Donald Trump in November for a wave of abortion restrictions, assailing a six-week ban set to take effect in his rival’s home state of Florida.

Biden on Tuesday pressed his advantage on abortion, which polls show is one of the few issues on which voters trust the president more than his predecessor, by traveling to Tampa to implore Floridians to vote against Trump and for a ballot measure enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.