Sseveral anti-abortion leaders and advocates have expressed mixed feelings about Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, with many noting that the former president will have to work to regain his trust.
Trump is often praised by his supporters for the anti-abortion stance he promoted while in office, particularly for his appointments of conservative justices to the Supreme Court, which ultimately led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer. However, the former president has come under fire in recent weeks after he blasted Republicans for botching his abortion message during the midterm elections.
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“It wasn’t my fault the Republicans didn’t live up to expectations in the midterms,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “It was the ‘abortion problem’, mishandled by many Republicans, especially those who strongly insisted on making no exceptions, even in the case of rape, incest or [the] mother’s life, which lost a large number of voters. Also, the people who pushed so hard, for decades, against abortion, got their wish from the US Supreme Court, [and] he simply disappeared, never to be seen again.”
The post drew scrutiny from several of his followers, who said it was disappointing to see Trump seemingly change his position on the issue.
“He was our champion,” a Trump supporter in Washington who attended Friday’s March for Life told the Washington Times. “Then he said these things, which hurt everyone. It’s one thing to expect this from the [politically correct] police, but not President Trump. I don’t know if I can vote for him again.”
Others echoed similar sentiments, noting that they weren’t concerned that Trump wouldn’t be able to achieve his anti-abortion agenda if he took office; rather, they were not sure what position he would ultimately take.
“I’m not worried about trust, I’m worried about position, that’s what it’s always been,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the political group Susan B. Anthony List, told the press. “His past and subsequent commitments were solid, the same will need to happen to attract support from the pro-life and evangelical and Catholic movements.”
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Trump previously supported abortion in the late 1990s before running on an anti-abortion campaign platform in 2016, eventually winning the support of several evangelical and conservative leaders. Now, they say he will have to clean up his message to regain their trust.
“He said we lost and it was the fault of pro-lifers, that really hurt him with pro-lifers. Not that he can’t win them back…but many conservatives, Catholics and pro-lifers are trying . to find out what motivates him in his presidential campaign,” said Josh Mercer, the founder of Catholic Vote.
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