Over the course of the campaign, as he’s internalized the idea that opposition to abortion is a drag on Republicans, President Trump has
been tempted to revisit his old pro-choice positions. Up until now,
however, he has calibrated his statements in a way that could still be defensible from a pro-life perspective.

That all changed today, however, with a single post on Truth Social:

"My administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights".

It’s one thing to argue that abortion should be left up to the states.
Trump has on several occasions gone beyond that by criticizing state
laws, such as the Florida heartbeat bill signed by Governor Ron
DeSantis, as “too harsh,” but such criticism was left out of the RNC platform that Trump endorsed.

The latest Truth Social post is different. The idea that his
administration would be “great” for “reproductive rights” is hard to interpret in any other way than as an affirmatively pro-choice
statement. By the common usage of the term, if you support reproductive
rights it means you want broader access to abortion.

Trump appointed the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade. But overturning
Roe was seen by pro-lifers as only the necessary first step of a much
longer battle to protect the lives of the unborn. And on that battle, it increasingly looks like Trump is joining the other side.

It’s unclear what this does for him politically. With this post, Trump
will further alienate pro-lifers and divide his own party while doing absolutely zero to win over anybody pro-choice.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trumps-abandonment-of-pro-lifers-is-complete/

[Written by a rabid pro-lifer. Edited the invective out to suit my
tastes :) Read the original if you're miffed]

Have horse, will betray. Can "Vance" keep pace with the flip-flopping? Sure.

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"And off they went, from here to there,
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"
-- Traditional

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