FACT CHECK: Rudy Salas and Democrats’ abortion lies

Rudy Salas has been called out for blatantly lying about Representative David Valadao’s position on abortion.

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board fact-checked Salas, calling the ads “fiction.”

“The abortion distortion playbook has spread far and wide in Democratic campaigns. In California’s 22nd House district, GOP Rep. David Valadao has said he opposes a national abortion ban and supports abortion exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. 

Yet challenger Rudy Salas is running an ad implying that Mr. Valadao supports no exception for rape. ‘Washington Republicans want to criminalize abortion, even when a woman has been raped or is facing a medical emergency,’ the ad says, ending with ‘David Valadao, what if that was your daughter, or your sister?’ The answer is that Mr. Valadao supports her right to an abortion.”

“This is embarrassing for Rudy Salas and his D.C. Democrat friends. The only thing they can do is lie, but their lies aren’t sticking because voters know Representative David Valadao is a common sense champion for the Central Valley.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen