At a rally with former President Trump on Saturday, Republican Mary Miller of Illinois applauded the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Rowe against Wade, saying it was a “historic victory for the lives of whites in the Supreme Court.” Her campaign responded immediately, saying it was a mistake and she wanted to say “a historic victory for the right to life by the Supreme Court.”
“Mary stumbles as she says ‘Right to Life’ and fake news comes out,” her spokeswoman Isaiah Wortman told CBS News.
Wortman said Miller had “the most votes for life in Congress” and that she was “the proud grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren” who have Down Syndrome.
Miller represents Illinois County 15th, and due to a diversion, she is locked in a primary battle against another incumbent Republican, Rodney Davis, who represents District 13. The primary election is on Tuesday.
U.S. Representative Mary Miller, a Republican from Illinois, was greeted on stage by former President Trump during a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022 in Mendon, Illinois. Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images
Trump called Miller a “warrior for our movement and our values” during Saturday’s rally.
In a statement, Davis called her comments “just another part of the disturbing pattern of behavior she has shown since coming to Congress” and said it was like “Biden’s basement strategy” not answering questions. Davis cited some previous controversy over Miller, including when she praised Adolf Hitler at a rally in January 2021 and said he was “unfit for public office.”
Miller called Davis, the Illinois co-chair of Trump’s 2020 campaign, “RINO,” or just a Republican by name, according to WMBD, a subsidiary of CBS Peoria. Davis is one of 35 Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted to set up a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The commission is holding public hearings to show what they have learned so far about Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election and the campaign to pressure lawmakers to undo the results at the start of the attack.
During Saturday’s rally, Miller said Davis had “betrayed” us by voting to form the commission. Trump called the hearings a “ridiculous fake trial.”
Trump praised the court for repealing Rowe and New York’s centuries-old gun law, prompting the crowd to chant, “Thank you, Trump!”
He also gave his “full support” to Republican Gov. Darren Bailey, who faces five candidates in Tuesday’s primary.
Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.
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