The relationship between Donald Trump and the pro-life movement has been on shaky ground for a while now: The former president blamed pro-lifers for Republicans’ lackluster showing in the midterms and then refused to stake out a firm position on the issue during the GOP primary. But what began as coded, quiet bickering between Trump world and pro-life organizations, with both sides trying to avoid entirely alienating the other, exploded into full public view earlier this week as Trump declined to endorse federal abortion restrictions, only to follow up days later by saying the Arizona supreme court went too far in upholding a law that bans nearly all abortions.
“Yeah they did,” Trump told reporters at an airport in Georgia earlier today when asked if the Arizona supreme court ruling went “too far.” “That’ll be straightened out, and as you know it’s all about states’ rights.”
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