Difference between revisions of "Response to National Review"
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Obviously there are Republican senators and other Trump advisers who want to avoid a confirmation fight over abortion, and who would prefer to ignore the pledge. The ostensibly pro-life adviser to Trump, Leonard Leo, is not even helpful in honoring the pledge and has recommended candidates who are not pro-life and who will not overturn ''Roe v. Wade''. Mr. Leo even stated on ''Bloomberg Law'' radio that he does not envision the new Court, with Trump-nominated justices, overturning ''Roe v. Wade'': | Obviously there are Republican senators and other Trump advisers who want to avoid a confirmation fight over abortion, and who would prefer to ignore the pledge. The ostensibly pro-life adviser to Trump, Leonard Leo, is not even helpful in honoring the pledge and has recommended candidates who are not pro-life and who will not overturn ''Roe v. Wade''. Mr. Leo even stated on ''Bloomberg Law'' radio that he does not envision the new Court, with Trump-nominated justices, overturning ''Roe v. Wade'': | ||
− | : | + | :"There are lots of follow-on regulations to abortion involving partial-birth abortion, fetal pain and other issues that the court hasn’t fully resolved," Leo, who met with Trump on [November 17], said on the Bloomberg Law radio show. "When he talks about Roe v. Wade, that’s probably the way he’s thinking about it." [https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-21/reversing-roe-easier-said-than-done-as-trump-looks-to-high-court] |
The Bloomberg reporter then correctly explained in the same article how Mr. Leo's own statements are at odds with Trump's pledge to the American voters: | The Bloomberg reporter then correctly explained in the same article how Mr. Leo's own statements are at odds with Trump's pledge to the American voters: |
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