Trump says he's the 'father of IVF' — and that he just recently learned what it is

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Former President Donald Trump declared he was "the father of IVF" during a Fox News town hall that aired Wednesday while also saying he just recently discovered what the decades-old procedure actually is.

When he was told he was getting a question about in vitro fertilization, Trump said: "Oh, I want to talk about IVF. I’m the father of IVF, so I want to hear this question."

His questioner identified herself as a mother of three who has friends who are "very concerned that the abortion bans" sparked by the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade "will affect their ability to access IVF and other fertility treatments." She asked what Trump would say to those women.

His answer included a number of mischaracterizations and inaccuracies — and a comment on the appearance of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala.

"So I got a call from Katie Britt, a young, just a fantastically attractive...