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 A4 cont'd

* most notably nominating 3 conservative SCOTUS justices who helped overturn Roe v Wade 2022-06
* Trump also warned Republican extremism on abortion was losing them elections
* criticized Republican politicians for extreme anti-abortion rhetoric
* if they don’t speak about it correctly, they’re not going to win
* explaining it "properly" is extremely important
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 A4 cont'd 2/

* Trump’s primary rivals have taken that message to heart
* DeSantis, who spoke before Trump PVS, didn’t even mention aborrtion even though 2023-04 he signed into law a 6-week state abortion ban that should have been a FRCapplause line
* Ramaswamy also neglected to mention the topic despite being on record as supporting six6week state bans that would treat abortion like “murder.”