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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:30 PM Jan 2020

Trump Tells Anti-Abortion Rally He's Strong Defender of Unborn

Source: Bloomberg

Donald Trump, making the first in-person address by a U.S. president at a major anti-abortion rally in Washington, called himself a strong defender of the unborn and blasted Democrats for their “radical and extreme” positions.

Trump spoke Friday at the March for Life event as he tries to consolidate support for his re-election. Trump’s administration touts him as the biggest “pro-life” advocate in the presidency’s history, though he previously described himself as “very pro-choice.”

“Unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House,” Trump said at the rally on the National Mall, the 47th since the U.S. legalized some forms of abortion. “When it comes to abortion, Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions.”

Organizers said they were deeply honored by Trump’s attendance, and applauded his record of appointing judges who oppose abortion. “We are so excited for him to experience in person how passionate our marchers are about life and protecting the unborn,” March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said this week in a statement.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-24/trump-tells-anti-abortion-rally-he-s-strong-defender-of-unborn

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Trump Tells Anti-Abortion Rally He's Strong Defender of Unborn (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2020 OP
Alka Seltzer! I need Alka Seltzer!!! hamsterjill Jan 2020 #1
The Unborn....a horror story and movie Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #46
The GOP is pulling the trusty old "abortion" card before 2020. C Moon Jan 2020 #2
They always do Linda Ed Jan 2020 #7
... C Moon Jan 2020 #10
polluting the unborn bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #3
in a cage They_Live Jan 2020 #35
One grows weary... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #4
Time to dig up the stats SoCalNative Jan 2020 #5
EXACTLY. Between abortions he's paid for, porn stars he's slept with, affairs he's had....... groundloop Jan 2020 #19
Any dirt on him Ohiogal Jan 2020 #26
I'll bet old "no condom" little finger Trump has payed for a few in his day. Greybnk48 Jan 2020 #6
Trump tells rally, "I'll happily prostitute myself for your support !" eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #8
+++ Leghorn21 Jan 2020 #15
Anyone want to bet that we hear news he paid for one of his many mistresses to have an abortion? cstanleytech Jan 2020 #9
I say one of MANY!! bluestarone Jan 2020 #12
The three that went to term and are now adults are more than enough. Marcuse Jan 2020 #13
But not so much of those who were born. sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #11
I will never understand the super far right religious. Initech Jan 2020 #14
Uh huh atreides1 Jan 2020 #17
Can we please stop the anti-Catholic hate speech n/t SylviaD Jan 2020 #37
They Will Never Outlaw Abortion McKim Jan 2020 #16
No atreides1 Jan 2020 #20
While he cuts funds to support the babies. LogicFirst Jan 2020 #18
Here's a thought. LiberalFighter Jan 2020 #21
But once they're born, fuck 'em cp Jan 2020 #22
I'm a strong supporter of Trump being unborn. 11 Bravo Jan 2020 #23
I bet he has paid for quite a few abortions kimbutgar Jan 2020 #24
Ironclad NDAs Freddie Jan 2020 #31
He's taking food away from the pregnant woman and not providing the promised health care, Vinca Jan 2020 #25
Rump and his followers are good with women and doctors in prison or executed. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2020 #27
I have said this before . redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #28
I think that it's time for Bloomberg or Steyer SoCalNative Jan 2020 #33
his base wouldn't care n/t SylviaD Jan 2020 #38
He claims he's pro-life and then .... CatMor Jan 2020 #29
After the birth Timmygoat Jan 2020 #30
Wonder what Marla and Tiffany think about this? Freddie Jan 2020 #32
I'll bet the list of girlfriends, wives, mistresses, pretty little girls, rape victims, of his have Cousin Dupree Jan 2020 #34
I'm now confused. llmart Jan 2020 #36
He's had a hard time Turbineguy Jan 2020 #39
As long as they are white... nt. BlueIdaho Jan 2020 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jan 2020 #41
That won't change anything jmowreader Jan 2020 #42
They always trot out the examples of King David and Saul/Paul when asked about Trump. LudwigPastorius Jan 2020 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jan 2020 #45
"Trump Tells Anti-Abortion Rally He's Strong Defender of Unborn" LudwigPastorius Jan 2020 #43

hamsterjill

(15,223 posts)
1. Alka Seltzer! I need Alka Seltzer!!!
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:37 PM
Jan 2020

For the love of all things, how can that idiot say things like that with a straight face? More importantly, how could anyone hearing that from him actually believe it.

Can we PLEASE be rid of him?!

Farmer-Rick

(10,206 posts)
46. The Unborn....a horror story and movie
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 06:59 PM
Jan 2020

"Casey's father admits that she had a twin brother years ago who died while he was in the womb when her umbilical cord strangled him, and whom he and Casey's late mother, Janet, had nicknamed "Jumby". She begins to suspect that the spirit is haunting her and this is the spirit of her unborn twin, wanting to be born so it can enter the world of the living as evil."

The Unborn is a 2009 American supernatural horror film written and directed by David S. Goyer. The film stars Odette Yustman as a young woman who is tormented by a dybbuk and seeks help from a rabbi (Gary Oldman). The dybbuk seeks to use her death as a gateway to physical existence.[3][4] The film is produced by Michael Bay and his production company Platinum Dunes. It was released in American theaters on January 9, 2009.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unborn_(2009_film)

Dumpy Trumpy is a strong defender of these creepy unborn ghosts? Very Creepy.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. One grows weary...
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:51 PM
Jan 2020

One grows weary of the same old wedge politics.

Let's see, we have cellphones, HD, particle accelerators, robots and automation, etc., etc., and we are hearing infantile, knee-jerk, reactionary rhetoric that is not about what it portends to be as much as it is about poking the lizard brains of people who are vulnerable and gullible.

Guns and Fetuses? Really? That's what is most important right now and the rest can all go to hell? That sounds more like a cult of insanity, especially in the 21st-century. I could see if it was 100-years ago.

I wish an antinatalist could debate the fetus fetish folks. I tend to agree with antinatalism as a rather rational approach.

groundloop

(11,521 posts)
19. EXACTLY. Between abortions he's paid for, porn stars he's slept with, affairs he's had.......
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:29 PM
Jan 2020

He's SUCH a good example for others to follow.

I just can't fathom that people actually fall for his bullshit, but a lot of people I know are more than happy to ignore his lies and crimes so long as he's against abortion rights.

Greybnk48

(10,172 posts)
6. I'll bet old "no condom" little finger Trump has payed for a few in his day.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:54 PM
Jan 2020

We all know it's true.

I've come to believe that the religious crazies will literally believe anything under the right circumstances.

eppur_se_muova

(36,285 posts)
8. Trump tells rally, "I'll happily prostitute myself for your support !"
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:01 PM
Jan 2020

Just don't expect the act to be consumated with any enthusiasm, or even involvement on 45's part.

cstanleytech

(26,318 posts)
9. Anyone want to bet that we hear news he paid for one of his many mistresses to have an abortion?
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:01 PM
Jan 2020

Followed of course by his many cult followers making excuses for him and forgiving him?

Initech

(100,100 posts)
14. I will never understand the super far right religious.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:48 PM
Jan 2020

How can they say that a man who has cheated on 3 different wives is a champion of family values and "pro life"? Also, how can you be pro-life and pro-gun? These people make hypocrites of themselves on an almost hourly basis.

atreides1

(16,093 posts)
17. Uh huh
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:10 PM
Jan 2020

They're also not all that supportive of the US Constitution either...I like to call these people Alt-Americans!!! They're mainly Americans because they were born here...but they only play at believing in the US and the Constitution!

Many are still members of a church that for centuries taught that it was the Jews who killed Christ, and for decades did nothing as pedophile priests were allowed to molest children...

These people would sell their souls to the Devil, if they thought it would help their cause...and in a way they have!!

I don't like them, I don't trust them, and I believe that they will betray this country in a heartbeat...if the ground were to open up tomorrow and swallow every single one of them...it wouldn't bother me in the least!!!

McKim

(2,412 posts)
16. They Will Never Outlaw Abortion
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:05 PM
Jan 2020

They will never outlaw abortion because once the fundies get what they want they might leave the Republican Party altogether. Better to string them along with hope and keep them on your side!

atreides1

(16,093 posts)
20. No
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:29 PM
Jan 2020

Once they outlaw abortion...their next target will be any form of contraception...and so on, until they have deprived women of every right they currently have!

But, those woman who are part of the movement to deny rights to members of their own gender...one day they will wake up and find that the rights they worked so hard to revoke...is what kept them useful to the powers that be...on that day they will share the same fate as all women...no rights at all...

cp

(6,652 posts)
22. But once they're born, fuck 'em
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:58 PM
Jan 2020

I've learned not to ask the question, "Could he be any more of a creep? or corrupt? or cruel?" since the answer is always, Yes he is.

kimbutgar

(21,181 posts)
24. I bet he has paid for quite a few abortions
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 06:25 PM
Jan 2020

Too bad the woman are too scared ( which I don’t blame them) to expose the truth.

Vinca

(50,303 posts)
25. He's taking food away from the pregnant woman and not providing the promised health care,
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 06:33 PM
Jan 2020

but somehow that's lost amongst the starry eyed hordes. It's also pretty ironic all these people are gungho when it comes to the death penalty.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
28. I have said this before .
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 06:38 PM
Jan 2020

I would bet there are a couple of women out there who he got pregnant who have had abortions he paid for. His lifestyle backs that up I think.

What would the pro life people think if they found them and brought them out of the darkness with proof he paid for it?

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
33. I think that it's time for Bloomberg or Steyer
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 07:05 PM
Jan 2020

to put up a multi-million dollar bounty for someone to provide the information about this.

Timmygoat

(779 posts)
30. After the birth
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 06:48 PM
Jan 2020

Not so much, considering the bad treatment of mothers/babies who have been separated at the border.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)
34. I'll bet the list of girlfriends, wives, mistresses, pretty little girls, rape victims, of his have
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 08:02 PM
Jan 2020

had quite a few abortions due to his special attentions. I can’t see him being considerate enough to wear a condom. He’s too special to do that.

llmart

(15,552 posts)
36. I'm now confused.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 11:51 PM
Jan 2020

Is this the one where he said (yesterday I believe) that he was "marching" with the anti-abortion group?

I can't even keep track of all his nonsense, not that I really try.

Response to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
42. That won't change anything
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 02:58 PM
Jan 2020

We’ve run several letters at my paper from people who say the Left is judging Trump for things he did before he “found the Lord.”

Let’s say we were able to find 50 women who Trump ordered to get abortions. The Delusional MAGAt reply would be, “President Trump has Found The Lord since then and has been forgiven for all his past sins.”

LudwigPastorius

(9,167 posts)
44. They always trot out the examples of King David and Saul/Paul when asked about Trump.
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 05:01 PM
Jan 2020

I had one fundy, when I confronted her with Trump's moral corruption, simply intone, "Well, God works in mysterious ways, doesn't he?".

Response to LudwigPastorius (Reply #44)

LudwigPastorius

(9,167 posts)
43. "Trump Tells Anti-Abortion Rally He's Strong Defender of Unborn"
Sat Jan 25, 2020, 04:58 PM
Jan 2020

...and they believed it?

Hell, he's probably paid for more abortions than Planned Parenthood.
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