Trump isn’t a politician. That’s what I’m told. And in many ways he’s not. But his new stance on abortion is the most political move I’ve ever witnessed.
Masterful statement by Trump on abortion. Pro-Life leaders I've spoken to are very happy.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 8, 2024
Trump is clear on the moral position of abortion, reiterated he is glad Roe was repealed, and then sends it back to the states for this battle to be waged.
Major credit to President Trump… https://t.co/9HmZTaw0pC
Trump is saying that he’s for exceptions to abortion laws including rape, incest, and life of the mother so he doesn’t have to deal with that canard. It’s smart. The entire attack from pro-aborts about rape, incest, and life of the mother is a dodge and he is attempting to dodge it.
He’s saying that abortion is now an issue for each state to decide in an attempt to sidestep the entire issue.
Here’s the thing. Republicans have been taking a beating at the polls since Roe was overturned. Democrats have argued that Republicans want to ban abortion without any exceptions. So Trump is essentially saying he’s for exceptions and that wouldn’t even matter because it’s an issue for the states.
This is a political move so don’t tell me Trump isn’t a politician. Many conservatives are cheering this move, calling it brilliant. It may be but I care a lot less about the politics of the day as opposed to establishing a culture of life where people actually view life in the womb and out of the womb as sacred.
Trump is not a leader on life. I’ll always be grateful that he nominated three conservative justices who overturned Roe but he’s not a leader in a real sense. He’s a politician. Once again, it may be the smart move. But life in and out of the womb is not safe if we’re promulgating exceptions. Life can never truly win that way.
I’m not even saying you shouldn’t vote for the guy if you’re pro-life. I’m just saying he’s not a pro-life leader. Otto Von Bismarck called politics, ““the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best.”
Trump’s position might be the most possible right now but it should end the view of him as a leader. He’s not. He might just be what’s possible right now. He might be the next best. But he is no champion of life. He’s a politician.
April 11, 2024 at 9:45 am
Between Trumps position vs Biden’s? I’ll take Trump every time. I would like Biden to answer me these questions;
If a rapist conceives a child during his crime why is his child executed but not the rapist instead?
If a man and woman engages in sex, protected or not, married or not, and she becomes pregnant knowing that the possibility of conception was present and she got pregnant by ‘mistake’ why is the child executed instead of the parents living and taking responsibility for THEIR mistake?
April 12, 2024 at 8:14 am
If he is a means to an end, the question then is: what is the end?
I agree he’s not a champion of life and is a politician, which is a nicer way of saying “mercenary.” And that’s fine, as long as the mercenary does what you pay him to do.
But what happens when the mercenary stops doing what you want, blames you for his failures and starts acting against your interests? In any other scenario one would either stop paying him or hire another mercenary to oppose him.
April 12, 2024 at 1:56 pm
Im not a strategist. So its unclear to me about the value of winning or losing battles that help win the war. But last I recall from PP statistics, >96% of abortions had no criminal or medical explanation, going for the 96% is a good second step after overturning that Roe disaster. Id support that over the ‘all or nothing’ that is kicking our butts right now.
April 12, 2024 at 9:49 pm
“Republicans have been taking a beating at the polls since Roe was overturned.” –
Since Roe was overturned? I seem to recall Republicans losing in 2018 and 2020, quite before Dobbs. And they won (flipped the House) after Dobbs.
Maybe the Republican party is mainly suffering due to it’s other stances (tax cuts for the wealthy, guns, etc).