The next time Donald Trump goes off script, there’s a good chance he’ll avoid abortion. After triggering a party-wide firestorm with his sudden openness to taxpayer-funded abortion, the blowback has been surprisingly — and refreshingly — intense. Now, after everyone from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to rank-and-file Republicans and pro-life leaders have openly disavowed the president’s position, White House officials are reportedly “looking to walk back that statement.” And not a moment too soon.
As disastrous — and shocking — as Trump’s call for “flexibility” on the Hyde Amendment was, it did serve one important purpose. After three years of hesitancy and mixed messaging, this controversy might have finally emboldened the GOP on life in a way that nothing since Dobbs has. “We have to continue to stand for life,” Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stressed Wednesday, becoming one in a long line of congressional members willing to challenge the president on the issue. “Federal dollars should not be used to pay for abortion, period,” he argued, echoing Johnson’s insistence that the protections are “sacrosanct.”
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