6-Year-Old Tweets From Utah Senate Hopeful Resurface After He Changes Tune on Overturning Roe v. Wade

Independent Utah Senate hopeful Evan McMullin once criticized then-candidate Donald Trump for not explicitly saying he would like to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

McMullin, who also ran as an independent candidate in the 2016 presidential election, tweeted in October of that year, “Why can’t actually say the words ‘I want Roe v Wade overturned?’ I’m the only pro-life candidate in this race.”

And in Aug. 2016, he tweeted, “On the issue of life, it’s LIFE, so I would pursue court appointments that would overturn Roe v. Wade.”

But now, running for the Senate to unseat Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and as it appears the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the decision, McMullin is striking a different tone.

During an appearance on MSNBC, host Medhi Hassan noted the old tweets and asked how “2020 Evan McMullin and 2016 Evan McMullin are compatible.”

“I am committed to the sanctity of life but I think that means the lives of women, that means the lives of unborn of course, and it means the lives of children,” McMullin responded.

Hassan pressed, “Just to be clear, you don’t support overturning Roe v. Wade anymore as you did in 2016?”

“I do not think that that is the way for the country to move forward on this issue,” the Senate hopeful responded.

He continued, “I think the way to move forward is found in data that says very clearly that when we make long-term reversible contraception, or contraception in general, more available, the