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Glass ghetto where they kept you before, i will fight for you, and that is music to the ears not only of tens of millions of evangelical voters, but frankly, many pro-life voters, who after joe biden flip-flopped on the hyde amendment last week, very depressing for them. i think it was a great speech, and he deserves an enormous amount of credit for being laser focused on this vote. >> laura: one moment that i loved is when he said hillary uses the deplorables, but he also said, we don't of the sound bite but he said, she also said you were irredeemable. i thought that was kind of worse. it's ...

Garrett, i want to ask you about the new report that joe biden's presidential campaign confirmed that he still supports the hyde amendment on using federal funds on abortion services. this definitively sets him apart from the rest of the 2020 democratic field. >> reporter: it does. our colleague has a great story on this on nbcnews.com, it traces joe biden's evolution on the issue of abortion. he believes roe vs. wade is the law of the land and should stay that way and if it doesn't, he will push for a legislative fix to make sure women continue to have access to abortion services. that said, ...

Ropeline exchange saying "rights for all." pro choice advocates are upset with his stance. >> it's deeply troubling and puts him out of step with most democrats and most americans and the rest of the field. >> following his pledge to keep the hyde amendment in place is giving the issue new founded tension on the campaign trail. >> i will repeal the island amendment and every woman has access to a full slate of reproductive care. >> elizabeth warren says she will repeal the amendment. nine states have passed increased abortion measures. all have been signed into law by republican governors exce...

To justify defending as he goes through this democratic primary. >> bret: this is going to be a big issue. fox poll, too. look at democrats and republicans on issue of abortion. you can see the split there. but independents interesting on how that splits. matthew, what about biden on this issue? >> this is a biden test. even though democrats oppose the hyde amendment and taxpayer funding of abortion, the public at large supporting hyde amendment. they oppose taxpayer funding for abortion. this is revealed in polls every year including this one. here's biden's conflict between appealing to the ...

>> will you commit to abolishing the hyde amendment which hurts poor women and women of color? >> yes. by the way, the aclu member, i got a near perfect voting record. i can't state. >> the issue of abortion, he's for the hyde amendment. it says you can't use federal funds to fund abortions. he is not opposed to that. >> that is deeply troubling and puts him out of step with most democrats, most americans and the rest of the field. >> bret: as we're getting closer to the first debate in the democratic primary, we're entering the piñata stage. the first frontrunner, joe biden is getting hit fr...