White House scrambling to pacify activists after 'slap in the face' betrayal: report
At the same time that Donald Trump is facing collapsing poll numbers with voters unhappy with his policies that they believe are making their lives worse, he is facing a revolt from the anti-abotion leaders who are threatening to urge their members to stay home when November's election rolls around.
According to a report from the Washington Post on Saturday morning, the White House scrambled in a Thursday meeting with leaders of the anti-choice movement who are fuming that a promise to ban mifepristone, a pill that can be used to induce abortions at home has gone unfullfilled, but instead has allowed the approval of a new generic version of the drug last year.
The Post is reporting, “Trump and his administration have been more restrained when it comes to championing abortion restrictions,” which led to the meeting where anti-choice advocates were somewhat mollified by some anti-choice policy changes, but feel that the promises made are now being ignored.
There was also anger aimed at Trump for his comments that Congress should “be a little flexible” with regard to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used for abortions.
Lila Rose, founder of anti-choice Live Action, complained, “It’s hard to say someone is ‘the most pro-life’ when they are allowing the abortion pill [to remain accessible] and they could stop it, or they’re saying things like they could be ‘flexible’ on Hyde, or they’re taking things actively out of the Republican Party platform that defended life and saying, basically, some abortions are acceptable.”
Kristan Hawkins, the 40-year-old president of Students for Life of America, was more pointed in her criticism of Trump and his administration.
“We are concerned about lethargy we see right now” she said of the White House foot-dragging when there were expectations that policies put in place by President Joe Biden would be gutted by now. “If the White House had time to reclassify marijuana, they have time for this,” she argued..“That, to me, was a slap in the face.”
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