Trump Begs GOP To Speak “Correctly” On Abortion

Axios reports:

Former President Trump urged House Republicans on Thursday to adopt a measured tone on abortion on the 2024 campaign trail and to embrace exceptions to restrictions on the procedure, Axios has learned.

In addition to asserting that GOP lawmakers and candidates need to talk about abortion “correctly,” Trump argued the issue should be left to the states and stressed support for exceptions, according to multiple members in attendance.

The former president told his congressional allies that abortion has “cost” the GOP politically, but that it is “too important to ignore.”

Read the full article. As a reminder, last week Trump claimed that blue states have passed laws legalizing “killing babies after birth.”

Trump told Republicans to follow their convictions but to ‘be smart’ on how they talk about abortion in the campaign, according to a member in the room. He reiterated that he believes it’s an issue that should be left to the states

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 13, 2024

These guys outside the Capitol Hill Club is telling every Republican walking in to see Trump “don’t drink the Kool-Aid.” And calls them “bootlicker” pic.twitter.com/nbO9n2ilN7

— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) June 13, 2024