Trump’s Florida abortion position hands Democrats a fresh attack line
On August 31, Trump’s comments backing Florida’s six-week abortion ban and opposing a ballot measure on abortion rights kept him in the crosshairs of reproductive-rights opponents. The move undercut any attempt to rebrand himself as softer on the issue after years of helping shape the post-Roe backlash. It was a reminder that, on abortion, Trump keeps choosing the side that creates more political problems than solutions.
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Trump’s Florida abortion position hands Democrats a fresh attack line
On August 31, Trump’s comments backing Florida’s six-week abortion ban and opposing a ballot measure on abortion rights kept him in the crosshairs of reproductive-rights opponents. The move undercut any attempt to rebrand himself as softer on the issue after years of helping shape the post-Roe backlash. It was a reminder that, on abortion, Trump keeps choosing the side that creates more political problems than solutions.
On August 31, Trump’s comments backing Florida’s six-week abortion ban and opposing a ballot measure on abortion rights kept him in the crosshairs of reproductive-rights opponents. The move undercut any attempt to rebrand himself as softer on the issue after years of helping shape the post-Roe backlash. It was a reminder that, on abortion, Trump keeps choosing the side that creates more political problems than solut…
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