Trump tries to claim the abortion-rights wreckage as his own
Trump used a pre-recorded video for the March for Life on January 24, trying to bask in the movement’s victory lap while the administration was still early in its term. But the optics cut both ways: he was speaking to activists as the new president at a moment when his party’s abortion politics were still volatile and deeply contested. The gap between celebratory messaging and the unresolved policy fight made the appearance look more like a victory brand exercise than a clean governing win.
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Trump tries to claim the abortion-rights wreckage as his own
Trump used a pre-recorded video for the March for Life on January 24, trying to bask in the movement’s victory lap while the administration was still early in its term. But the optics cut both ways: he was speaking to activists as the new president at a moment when his party’s abortion politics were still volatile and deeply contested. The gap between celebratory messaging and the unresolved policy fight made the appearance look more like a victory brand exercise than a clean governing win.
Trump used a pre-recorded video for the March for Life on January 24, trying to bask in the movement’s victory lap while the administration was still early in its term. But the optics cut both ways: he was speaking to activists as the new president at a moment when his party’s abortion politics were still volatile and deeply contested. The gap between celebratory messaging and the unresolved policy fight made the ap…
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