With overwhelming support from white evangelical Christians, former President Donald Trump repeatedly touted his allegedly pro-life stance.
In a 2020 letter to Pro-Life Voices for Trump, the former President awarded himself the distinction of being "the most pro-life President in our nation's history." He's frequently promoted hysteria regarding abortion and stem cell research. He's blatantly lied that Democrats support abortion after birth, also known as infanticide.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case arguing the constitutionality of a Mississippi ban on abortions long before the viability period established in Roe v. Wade. With a strong conservative majority, the Court—which includes three Justices appointed by Trump—seems poised to effectively or directly overturn Roe v. Wade.
With these arguments capturing national attention, video soon resurfaced of Trump in an interview with the late Tim Russert in 1999, boasting about his pro-choice stances.
Watch below.
7 years before he had to run his Big Con to fool evangelicals that he was one of them, Trump said he was “very pro-choice” and wouldn’t even ban late-term abortions. pic.twitter.com/Sm44QcoT0h
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 1, 2021
Trump, who was considering a run for President at the time, says in the video:
"I'm very pro-choice. I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject. But I just believe in choice. ... I am strongly for choice and yet I hate the concept of abortion."
Trump even went on to say that he wouldn't take steps to ban the extremely rare practice of partial birth abortion.
People weren't surprised at the contradiction.
In 1999, Donald Trump said he was “very pro-choice” and wouldn’t ban late-term abortions.
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others" - Groucho Marx.pic.twitter.com/ZuqrQGrDO3
— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) December 1, 2021
It's all lies on top of lies. This guy has no soul, and doesn't care about any of the issues he uses to steal people's money. Don the con only cares about his own bottom line. https://t.co/rZ9oQS5lAC
— Bill Maxwell (@Bill_Maxwell_) December 1, 2021
Pre-"President" Trump was very pro-choice. What changed? He ran as a Republican. https://t.co/X9AsrVQO3Q
— karen (@kotstot1) December 2, 2021
He’s just a self-serving grifter https://t.co/hoof4p6KaT
— Anita (@AnitaSt62077960) December 2, 2021
And he's probably paid for at least 1/2 dozen since then https://t.co/i9VDWAyihm
— Jim Kirk's Ripped Shirt (@Troy_G65) December 1, 2021
Some said Trump's pro-choice conversion was yet another grift.
Lying grifter https://t.co/xB6LsgdWqB
— Liberal Voice (@PapaceemMyers) December 1, 2021
This guy played the right like a fiddle. https://t.co/7TpFh8hrhV
— Hon. Wendy E.N Thomas (@WendyENThomas) December 1, 2021
Trump, via Putin, figured out that poor white "fake Christian" Republicans were easily conned. https://t.co/m0VxUjvDJd
— RJ Gadz (@RalfusJ) December 2, 2021
The long con. https://t.co/IiZKzfT80o
— Teri (@WomenInTheBurbs) December 1, 2021
Sadly, the future looks grim for bodily autonomy.
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