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Trump Cornered Like the Feral Beast He Is In the Abortion Crisis of His Own Making

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MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK – MARCH 28: Former President Donald Trump stands quietly after offering a short declaration after participating in the wake for killed NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at the Massapequa Funeral Home on March 28 … MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK – MARCH 28: Former President Donald Trump stands quietly after offering a short declaration after going to the wake for killed NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller at the Massapequa Funeral Home on March 28, 2024 in Massapequa, New York. Officer Diller was eliminated on March 25th when he was shot in Queens after approaching an unlawfully parked automobile. 2 suspects have actually been detained and charged, and are being held without bail for the killing. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) MORE

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It is bracing, exceptional and just remarkable to see the large panic amongst Republicans, and particularly Donald Trump, in response to the Arizona Supreme Court choice which put the state back under the near-absolute 1864 abortion restriction. We talked a couple of days ago about Kari Lake’s desperate efforts to get out of the method of the reaction. Today Donald Trump went on Truth Social and required that Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Republican state legislature “treatment what has actually occurred.” If you look at what he states he does not appear ready to call for anything more than including rape and incest to the list of possible exceptions under the 1864 law? “We need to preferably have 3 Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and the Life of the Mother.”

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