To see what a second Trump administration would mean for reproductive rights, look to the mogulā€™s record and alliances.

Donald TrumpĀ has anĀ abortionĀ problem.

The presumptive GOP nominee boasts an advantage over PresidentĀ Joe BidenĀ on most of todayā€™s most salient issues. InĀ a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, voters said that they trusted Trump over the president on theĀ economy, inflation, crime, and immigration. Biden, meanwhile, enjoyed a double-digit advantage on only one issue: by 47 points to 35 points, voters said they trusted the president over Trump to handle abortion policy.

It is not hard to see why.

Trumpā€™s presidency left relatively few lasting marks on American public policy. But as he has repeatedly boasted since theĀ Supreme Courtā€™s 2022Ā DobbsĀ decision, it was his judicial appointments that enabled the overturning ofĀ Roe v. WadeĀ ā€” and thus, the avalanche of abortion restrictions that followed its demise.

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    7 months ago

    Except when he talks about wanting to be a dictator, thatā€™s no lie. Of course the ā€œone dayā€ piece totally is.