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Jill Biden has described Donald Trump as "dangerous to women" after the former US president bragged about killing Roe v Wade.
The First Lady said she is "so proud" of how Joe Biden "has placed women at the centre of his agenda" while Trump "spent a spent a lifetime tearing us down and devaluing our existence." She made her comments while attending an event in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday to mobilise female voters.
She said: "He mocks women's bodies, disrespects our accomplishments and brags about assault. Now he's bragging about killing Roe v. Wade."
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Donald Trump gestures during a 'Get Out the Vote' rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia, on March 2 (AFP via Getty Images)The First Lady continued: "He took credit again for enabling states like Georgia to pass cruel abortion bans that are taking away the right of women to make their own health care decisions. How far will he go? When will he stop? You know the answer: He won't. He won't."
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Her remarks came amid the launch of the "Women for Biden-Harris" coalition, which aims to mobilise women voting in the general elections while delivering an anti-Trump message. She said in Atlanta: "Donald Trump is dangerous to women and to our families. We simply cannot let him win."
"We are the first generation in half a century to give our daughters a country with fewer rights than we had," she said, adding that women must organise in 2024 and "meet this moment as if our rights are at risk - because they are." Besides visiting Georgia, she is also attending events in Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin. The president won all four states in 2020, and each is expected to be hotly contested in November.
Jill Biden made the appearance ahead of Super Tuesday (Getty Images)Her tour comes ahead of Super Tuesday, a slate of primaries and caucuses across 16 states and one US territory that are expected to push Biden and Trump close to the delegate majorities required for their respective nominations. Several attendees Friday said concerns about reproductive rights will boost support for Biden.
"It is absolutely the No. 1 issue for me and the women in my circle - even a lot of Republicans," said Tina Coria of suburban McDonough. Katrina Parks, a 54-year-old from Douglasville, another Atlanta suburb, stressed "everyday issues" beyond the headliner debates on abortion and, more recently, immigration and border policy.
"The country is just in an overall state of emergency," Ms Parks said, "but I think about that as the concerns that most people are living with every day."
She cited health care, literacy and educational opportunities, consumer goods and criminal justice reform. As for the president's age and fitness for a second term, she said: "I don't hold anyone's age against them. I believe in leveraging experience, and he does that."
Separately on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris released a video affirming her role alongside the First Lady as the president's top validator to women. "We are fighting for fundamental freedoms," Harris said, mentioning protection from gun violence and "the freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body." Harris nodded to her place as the first woman to serve as vice president and urged women to mobilise "your daughters, your sisters, your friends and neighbours" so "we will make history again".