During the 2024 presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump boasted that he would "come together with all groups" on abortion and "negotiate something" that would "make both sides happy." According to Trump, the country will "end up with peace on that issue for the first time in 52 years."
All Trump did with this announcement is piss off the evangelical absolutists that are demanding a national ban, now they think they can't trust him (as if these assholes ever should have). As Judd notes, he didn't say a damn thing about vetoing national bans, pulling mifepristone from the market, IVF, contraception and all the rest. Democrats need to continue to run ads day and night, in all 50 states, simply showing Trump bragging about packing SCOTUS with RWRNJs and killing Roe. It will get him zero votes that he isn't already gonna get, and it will help galvanize women and other sentient beings against him.
All this talk about what Trump did or did not say is accurate (thank you as always for your excellent reporting) but we are still treating him like a “regular candidate” and not as someone who lied over 30000 times during his presidency. “Known liar says …” could be the headline for all these stories.
There is no issue that Trump can be relied upon to think and judge clearly--what a befuddled mess he remains. Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation demonstrate a morality with no wisdom whatsoever. To have a sane and just society we need this work of JUDD LEGUM, REBECCA CROSBY AND TESNIM ZEKERIA. Our media needs these voices. Your work delineating Trump's irrational positions on WOMEN should be a pivotal factor in defeating him. He has no idea how much he despises the well-being of women. The women in this country must become aware of where he's coming from.
Best synopsis of the Trump abortion video I've seen. So everything is OK? Liberal abortion policy in California and draconian 'Handmaid' Tale' policy in Texas, Florida and other states? Left wing democrats euthanizing babies after 9 months? Pro-Abortion people livid. No one is happy.
What a mess. Idiocracy at it's finest! The silver lining is that we can vote these people out!
This is about ‘winning elections’ and nothing else. The problem is MSM won’t call this out.
Women aren’t stupid and this won’t work.
Remember: TFG wants to punish women for abortion as he told Chris Matthews. The statement is one of self-expedience for him. If he’s elected= national ban signed.
Add more lies to his total. Donald trump has no personal beliefs about abortion. He wants to win his election, so he can stay out of jail. I guarantee you that if trump got one of those cleavaged, Mar a Lago women who hang around him pregnant, she'd be flying to a state that allows abortion in a NY minute.
And just a note about the presentation of his edict. The talking mouth and tone were not convincing. He's like a bad AI creation.
If my love for humanity is an ocean, I fill a tarnished tin cup with the hatred I have for Donald Trump. And after he is aborted and executed after birth, I shall continue to hate him and feel nothing but contempt for his children. All that is spilled on the ground is the disdain I feel for anyone with an IQ above 88 that voted for him. Let's clean up this mess.
Oh gawd, when Judd was going to talk about Trump’s lies, my mind flew to the 30,963 lies during Trump’s “presidency” and I wondered if this column would be like the Christmas Eve edition of the NY Times! When Trump opens his mouth in that little square his lips become, you can place a winning bet there will be LIES, LIES, LIES!
Seriously, thank you for this excellent and in-depth summary of a serious concern in this country!
Trump is incapable of “thinking” for himself. If you want to know what will happen if he’s elected, ask the Steves (Miller and Brannon). He is nothing more than their puppet.
At this point, the people who believe Trump want to believe him. He is a compulsive liar and lies about everything. This was done by Trump via video, as opposed to live because there is no way Trump can keep his thoughts coherent without the heavy editing of video. His people are close to crossing a line: propping up a man losing his mind to try to get Trump over the finish line so they can take over the country. That so many people are okay with it, or simply unaware, is a stain on America.
It is telling that states like Texas and Oklahoma prosecute doctors or others who help a woman get an abortion but not the woman seeking the abortion. If they honestly believe it to be murder (it isn’t and they don’t), then they are effectively letting the person most responsible for the abortion off the hook. It is logically and legally inconsistent not to prosecute the pregnant woman.
Of course, few of them honestly believe it to be murder which is why they allow the politics of the issue to prevent them from prosecuting the mothers.
Where do politicians get the idea that they are knowledgeable enough or educated in the science of medicine to make any decisions at all regarding reproductive issues? Are there trained physicians in governance or have I overlooked these “great minds”?
All Trump did with this announcement is piss off the evangelical absolutists that are demanding a national ban, now they think they can't trust him (as if these assholes ever should have). As Judd notes, he didn't say a damn thing about vetoing national bans, pulling mifepristone from the market, IVF, contraception and all the rest. Democrats need to continue to run ads day and night, in all 50 states, simply showing Trump bragging about packing SCOTUS with RWRNJs and killing Roe. It will get him zero votes that he isn't already gonna get, and it will help galvanize women and other sentient beings against him.
All this talk about what Trump did or did not say is accurate (thank you as always for your excellent reporting) but we are still treating him like a “regular candidate” and not as someone who lied over 30000 times during his presidency. “Known liar says …” could be the headline for all these stories.
There is no issue that Trump can be relied upon to think and judge clearly--what a befuddled mess he remains. Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation demonstrate a morality with no wisdom whatsoever. To have a sane and just society we need this work of JUDD LEGUM, REBECCA CROSBY AND TESNIM ZEKERIA. Our media needs these voices. Your work delineating Trump's irrational positions on WOMEN should be a pivotal factor in defeating him. He has no idea how much he despises the well-being of women. The women in this country must become aware of where he's coming from.
Best synopsis of the Trump abortion video I've seen. So everything is OK? Liberal abortion policy in California and draconian 'Handmaid' Tale' policy in Texas, Florida and other states? Left wing democrats euthanizing babies after 9 months? Pro-Abortion people livid. No one is happy.
What a mess. Idiocracy at it's finest! The silver lining is that we can vote these people out!
Excellent Judd!
This is about ‘winning elections’ and nothing else. The problem is MSM won’t call this out.
Women aren’t stupid and this won’t work.
Remember: TFG wants to punish women for abortion as he told Chris Matthews. The statement is one of self-expedience for him. If he’s elected= national ban signed.
All this aside, the only reason Trump is running for POTUS is to stay out of jail.
1. Women are dying and suffering needlessly.
2. We are surviving political insanity. 3. His brain is useless mush.
See how Project 2025 spells out how Trump could enforce a national abortion ban with this interactive guide.
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/08/national-abortion-ban-project-2025-illustrated-guide-for-trump/
Here is a transcription of Trump's video and how to search it for by keyword.
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/08/trumps-video-on-abortion-bans-ivf-ai-analysis/
So the CDC will be mandated to track who's had abortions in any state but the ATF can't track gun ownership. Makes perfect sense.
Add more lies to his total. Donald trump has no personal beliefs about abortion. He wants to win his election, so he can stay out of jail. I guarantee you that if trump got one of those cleavaged, Mar a Lago women who hang around him pregnant, she'd be flying to a state that allows abortion in a NY minute.
And just a note about the presentation of his edict. The talking mouth and tone were not convincing. He's like a bad AI creation.
If my love for humanity is an ocean, I fill a tarnished tin cup with the hatred I have for Donald Trump. And after he is aborted and executed after birth, I shall continue to hate him and feel nothing but contempt for his children. All that is spilled on the ground is the disdain I feel for anyone with an IQ above 88 that voted for him. Let's clean up this mess.
Oh gawd, when Judd was going to talk about Trump’s lies, my mind flew to the 30,963 lies during Trump’s “presidency” and I wondered if this column would be like the Christmas Eve edition of the NY Times! When Trump opens his mouth in that little square his lips become, you can place a winning bet there will be LIES, LIES, LIES!
Seriously, thank you for this excellent and in-depth summary of a serious concern in this country!
Trump is incapable of “thinking” for himself. If you want to know what will happen if he’s elected, ask the Steves (Miller and Brannon). He is nothing more than their puppet.
At this point, the people who believe Trump want to believe him. He is a compulsive liar and lies about everything. This was done by Trump via video, as opposed to live because there is no way Trump can keep his thoughts coherent without the heavy editing of video. His people are close to crossing a line: propping up a man losing his mind to try to get Trump over the finish line so they can take over the country. That so many people are okay with it, or simply unaware, is a stain on America.
It is telling that states like Texas and Oklahoma prosecute doctors or others who help a woman get an abortion but not the woman seeking the abortion. If they honestly believe it to be murder (it isn’t and they don’t), then they are effectively letting the person most responsible for the abortion off the hook. It is logically and legally inconsistent not to prosecute the pregnant woman.
Of course, few of them honestly believe it to be murder which is why they allow the politics of the issue to prevent them from prosecuting the mothers.
Where do politicians get the idea that they are knowledgeable enough or educated in the science of medicine to make any decisions at all regarding reproductive issues? Are there trained physicians in governance or have I overlooked these “great minds”?