Just days after Alabama controversially passed what might be the country’s most restrictive ban on abortion, the president appeared to address the recent wave of restrictive anti-abortion laws in Georgia and Missouri in a series of tweets on…
Just days after Alabama controversially passed what might be the country’s most restrictive ban on abortion, the president appeared to address the recent wave of restrictive anti-abortion laws in Georgia and Missouri in a series of tweets on Saturday, May 18. While seemingly breaking his silence on the Alabama law, which restricts abortion even in cases of rape and incest and makes it a felony to terminate a pregnancy, the president appeared to distance himself from the contentious new legislation. Following fellow Republicans who’ve expressed concern for the extremity of the new law, Donald Trump’s tweet about his position on abortion shared his stance on the issue.
Shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 18, the president joined fellow members of the GOP like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) in subtly disassociating himself from the restrictive new law, which has led to backlash around the country. According to findings from a 2018 Gallup poll, 77% of Americans believe abortions should be legal during the first trimester in cases of rape, incest, and risks surrounding the mother’s life, and the president appeared to try to appeal to his constituents by clarifying his personal stance and hinting that he thought the Alabama law had gone too far.
