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Trump Tried to Talk About Mifepristone & Sounded Like a Student Who Didn’t Do the Reading (www.jezebel.com)

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago (2 children)

“There are other things the federal government could do, not just [an abortion ban]. Would you direct your FDA, for example, to revoke access to mifepristone? That’s one of the things that’s been discussed,” one reporter asked Trump, according to the 19th. Trump responded, “Sure, you can do things that will supplement. Absolutely. And those things are pretty open, and humane, but you have to be able to have a vote, and all I want to do is give everybody a vote, and the votes are taking place right now as we speak.”

Our dumbest president of all time.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dumbest president so far.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Yeah, sounds like he'll beat his own record if he manages to get in again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

all I want is give everybody a vote

Mmhmm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

He may give everybody a vote, doesn't mean he'll let them all count.

[+] [email protected] -35 points 3 months ago (3 children)

This headline is extremely inaccurate. Trump has relatively moderate personal views on abortion (he just wants to win the election so he tries not to alienate voters).

That question response wasn't Trump trying to talk about mifepristone... it was Trump trying his damnedest to avoid talking about mifepristone.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago

True. Except I'd argue Trump has zero personal views on any subject. His only "views" are what he thinks he has to say to win.

Remember folks, back in the before times he was a Left Coast Democrat. (Boy does that line piss off his supporters.)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Trump has relatively moderate personal views on abortion

Found the Trump apologist. Sit this one out

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

I hate Trump as much as the next guy but Trump has voiced opinions in both directions so maybe tone down the person aiming for accuracy on the subject.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What? How the fuck am I an apologist? He has the moral backbone of a rubber band and just spouts whatever the fuck makes him more likely to get elected - and, once elected, he went hard into anti-choice to court the political favor of senate and house Republicans while helping to stuff the court with Heritage Foundation clowns.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Exactly, it's not like Trump himself is a fundamental Christian with misguided but deeply held convictions. He is a narcissist that wants adoration, power and to be in a special position where you can dodge consequences.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Can’t wait for Kamala to kick his teeth in at the September 10th debate. I think what OP might be saying is that Trump is a chameleon depending on his audience so in some cases he’s anti abortion and pro abortion in others.

[+] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

There is actually a huge thing to consider with any kind of authoritarian system ideologically: Basically without fail, they will have a "rules for thee, not for me" dynamic behind the scenes. Make abortion illegal? It will still be possible to skirt the rules for the powerful, and pervert the right to control your own body as a woman into the privilege of powerful people - mostly men - to decide if they allow a pregnancy to continue.

Authoritarianism lives, psychologically, from having the people on top, the ones "worthy" in the eyes of ideology, being able to bend or fully circumvent the rules. Even today, this is clearly visible in how rich people, and even more so rich organisations, are treated differently in front of a court, where proper consequences seem to be an exception instead of the rule. This also shows in more fundamental, everyday mechanics of society, think of how the violence monopoly of the state more often than not rests on the tacit acceptance of excessive police violence. Where often, cops and paramilitaries in police roles within states are developing a self-image and identity, along the lines of "to protect society from itself and its horrendous violence, I must become a violent badass" - consciously or unconsciously enjoying the violence and control they can enact, or turning their heads when their colleagues do it, and reserving for themselves and their in-group the privilege to do so.

So, having someone like Trump, a clear narcissistic rapist, being both openly against abortion rights in his political platform while personally holding the belief of abortions being allowed, is no real contradiction at all. He can rest assured that if in power, he would have the privilege to force both consensual mistresses and victims of his assaults to have abortions anyway.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Trump has relatively moderate personal views on abortion (he just wants to win the election so he tries not to alienate voters).

Bullshit, his alleged personal views are meaningless in the face of actions, and his actions say he isn't moderate in the slightest.

Edited for an example from the beginning of his presidency:

March 2016 – “The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment,” Trump told a MSNBC town hall after being asked: “Do you believe in punishment for abortion, yes or no, as a principle?” After his response, the host then sought a clarification on his use of the word punishment: “For the woman?” And Trump said, “Yeah, there has to be some form.” Following widespread criticism, Trump later walked back his comments in a statement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

He boasts that he ended Roe.

I truly hope there's an overwhelming response, because if every woman recognized the threat he represents and voted accordingly it would be so very, very satisfying.