Former President Donald Trump further cemented a moderate stance on the sanctity of life with a slam on the “absolutely zero status” of the pro-life movement prior to his administration.
“Before our victory, they had nothing, and they will have nothing again…”
Famous for “The Art of the Deal,” the president’s stance in opposition to heartbeat bills, dubbed a “terrible thing” in a recent interview, carried with it all the hallmarks of Republicans snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
With setting the stage for the overturning of Roe v. Wade viewed by many as the greatest legacy of his administration, Trump took to Truth Social Saturday night simultaneously taking credit for the achievement and bashing the outcome.
“Pro-lifers had absolutely zero status on the subject of abortion until I came along. For 52 years everyone ‘talked,’ but got nothing. I GOT IT DONE! There would be no talk of a six-week ban, or anything else, without me. Roe v. Wade allowed the killing of a baby at any time, including the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th month, and even after birth,” he began.
“They, therefore,” Trump continued seemingly referring to leftists, “are the RADICALS, not us, and now, because of our Supreme Court victory, the power has shifted and, for the first time, those fighting for the Pro-Life movement have been given tremendous Power on this issue.”
“Before our victory, they had nothing, and they will have nothing again if we don’t win ELECTIONS,” argued the president. “Like Ronald Reagan, I believe in the three Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and the Life of the Mother. You have to follow your HEART, but without Exceptions, it will be very hard to win Elections. The six-week ban on abortion, among other things, like his fight against Social Security & Medicare, killed the DeSanctus Campaign!”
The latest comments on the issue came amid blowback from Trump’s take during his “Meet the Press” interview where he told NBC News’ Kristen Welker, “I think they’re all going to like me, I think both sides are going to like me…What’s going to happen is: you’re going to come up with a number of weeks or months, you’re going to come up with a number that’s going to make people happy.”
“Because 92 percent of the Democrats don’t want to see abortion after a certain period of time,” he contended in favor of crafting federal legislation in conflict with the ruling on Roe that affirmed abortion bans were a matter for the state level.
“Well, people are starting to think of 15 weeks, that seems to be a number that people are talking about right now,” he said to Welker and asserted, “I would sit down with both sides and I’d negotiate something, and we’ll end up with peace on that issue for the first time in 52 years. I’m not going to say I would or I wouldn’t.”
As with his latest post, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared as a motivating factor in Trump’s insistence as he had taken a shot at the Florida legislature heartbeat bill, banning abortions after six weeks, and said, “I think what he did is a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.”
Without a single vote cast in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, and therefore still any candidate’s race to win or lose, Trump’s pitch to moderates and independents as a compromise on electability left many from the pro-life movement unsettled while others maintained their support.
Despicable
— Unfiltered☢Boss (@Unfilteredboss1) September 24, 2023
As someone who has protested, written letters, prayed, contacted legislators, advocated for families and currently volunteer at a Pregnancy Center, this is so disgusting & offensive. He doesn’t know the value of life and the decades of work that continues daily. Shameful.
— Bobbi Greene (@Birdietweets16) September 24, 2023
He’s right. What’s the issue?
— Bodybag Guy (@theBSR) September 24, 2023
90% of abortions are in the first trimester. Trump wants to allow them all. How is that making progress saving lives?
— D-Girl (@desantis_girl) September 24, 2023
What he said is a fact .. u just seems jealous of his success on pro life
— Riya Sharma (@RiyaSharma9724) September 24, 2023
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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