Cleveland businessman and Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno speaks at a rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

During a recent interaction with reporters, Bernie Moreno, the GOP nominee for Ohio’s Senate seat, maintained that he would back a national abortion ban — a position not even the party’s lead, Donald Trump, holds.

 “You said earlier this week that you support some restrictions on abortion after 15 weeks. Do you think that that contradicts what the party’s new platform, new position on this overall?” a journalist asked Moreno on Thursday. 

 “…My position is crystal clear, has not changed on abortion,” Moreno replied. 

In the past, the candidate has said that he is “100% pro-life with no exceptions.”