The Pro-life Movement Is Fuming at Donald Trump

Updated at 9:00 a.m. ET on September 22, 2023 A few weeks ago, the Texas anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson told me that he viewed Donald Trump as the Constantine of the anti-abortion movement: a man who, like the Roman emperor, had been converted to a righteous cause and become its champion. “There are some who believe that Constantine was a sincere Christian and others who believe that he wasn’t,” Dickson said. Regardless of whether Trump is genuinely opposed to abortion rights, “he was good for Christianity and the pro-life…

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Trump Promises to Pardon Pro-Life Advocates Jailed by Biden

Former President Donald Trump has promised he will pardon or commute the sentences of sidewalk counselors, pro-life advocates, and “every political prisoner who’s been unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration” on the first day he returns to office, he told the 2023 Pray Vote Stand Summit on Friday. Trump also vowed he would prohibit transgender procedures for children and prosecute left-wing officials who enacted laws that facilitate children to run away from home and begin to receive transgender procedures. The 45th president shared these and other specific policies during his speech, which…

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The Courtroom Is a Very Unhappy Place for Donald Trump

No one wants to appear before a judge as a criminal defendant. But court is a particularly inhospitable place for Donald Trump, who conceptualizes the value of truth only in terms of whether it is convenient to him. His approach to the world is paradigmatic of what the late philosopher Harry Frankfurt defined as bullshit: Trump doesn’t merely obscure the truth through strategic lies, but rather speaks “without any regard for how things really are.” This is at odds with the nature of law, a system carefully designed to evaluate…

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New MoveOn Ad: “Disqualify Trump” Calls Out MAGA Apologists

Washington, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action released a new ad highlighting how twice-impeached Donald Trump, facing a myriad of indictments, including attempts to overturn the 2020 election, should be disqualified from running for president. Despite the four indictments and 91 criminal charges, the other GOP primary candidates and the MAGA Complicit Caucus in Congress continue to enable Trump’s attacks on our elections and democratic values.  “Trump was responsible for a deadly insurrection against our country and should be ineligible to run for president again,” said MoveOn Political Action Executive Director…

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MoveOn Calls on No Labels to Disavow Trump After Multiple Indictments

Washington, D.C. – Following twice-impeached President Trump’s fourth criminal indictment, MoveOn Political Action is calling on No Labels to disavow Trump. In addition to the group’s lack of action surrounding Trump’s arrests, No Labels has yet to admonish Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection and even granted him their “Problem Solver” Award in 2016. No Labels has been dishonestly arguing that any opposition to its bid is anti-democratic, yet they have been conspicuously absent in disavowing Trump’s attempts to overthrow the election and speaking to the fact that their third-party effort…

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ICYMI: MoveOn’s Rahna Epting: ‘No Labels’ Third-Party Fantasy May Elect Trump’

Washington, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting penned an opinion piece in MSNBC with Third Way’s Executive Vice President Matt Bennett outlining how high the stakes are to stop No Labels and get to the bottom of who is bankrolling their dangerous third-party efforts. As reported by Axios, MoveOn and Third Way are also calling on lawmakers to join the growing list of Democratic leaders who have publicly denounced No Labels.  “It’s hard to imagine how the No Labels plan could be more favorable to Republicans if…

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