Exclusive: Trump Is Telling Allies His Record on Abortion Could Hurt His 2024 Chances

[demmiblue]

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Source: Rolling Stone

Trump fears that by laying the groundwork to overturn Roe v. Wade, he has enraged ‘suburban women’ and given his enemies an opening, sources tell Rolling Stone

Donald Trump is on the precipice of achieving the most lasting and impactful part of his presidential legacy, as the justices he put on the Supreme Court prepare to help overturn Roe v. Wade and cement the former president’s status as a hero to social conservatives. But for a man who rarely opens his mouth without talking about his own (real or alleged) achievements, Trump has been near-silent on abortion since it became clear Roe was going under.

Instead, Trump has been privately fretting about what the impending collapse of abortion rights will do for his own political prospects, telling those close to him that the issue could hurt him with “suburban women” should he try to retake the White House in 2024. “Suburban women have been a recurring concern for [former] President Trump, including during the 2020 campaign, when his smarter advisers were sounding the alarm to him about how he was losing suburbs. He is … worried women in the suburbs could punish him for this one day, [too],” said a person familiar with the matter.

In the weeks since a draft opinion to overturn Roe was revealed, Trump has barely talked about the issue during interviews, at political rallies, and in his social media posts. According to two sources familiar with the matter, this is indeed an intentional and calculated silence. In recent days, Trump has told some of his allies and counselors that “suburban women” and other key voting groups don’t like hearing about the issue, as they are simply more pro-choice than the mainstream of the Republican Party and conservative movement. He has also told several associates that if he went too hard now on the topic of overturning Roe, it would give his enemies the chance to “use it against” him — the strong implication being, according to the two sources, that if Trump ultimately runs for the White House again in 2024, it could be more a political liability than an asset.

And, naturally, Trump has recently solicited printouts of the latest polling on the subject, according to the two people familiar with the situation.

Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-2024-abortion-roevswade-1356278/

[Stuart G]

1. Thank You for Posting This. Trump may think he can retake the White House in 2024, but the only

thing he is going to take is a very small "prison cell"

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2. He's already making excuses not to run. He fears getting...

beaten again by Joe Biden. And that will happen if he runs.

Women who've had their rights taken away have long memories.

[Dan]

3. Well, I don't know about that but I know

That I would vote for a dog before I would vote for Trump.

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5. Ditto.

[COL Mustard]

14. Tritto. I know that's not a word, but humor me.

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18. It's a word now, and I agree with it.

[Cozmo]

12. Please don't dis dogs, they're the best, personally speaking

[StarryNite]

24. I agree.

And I'll go a step beyond what you said. I don't like negative things being said about wolves or turtles either!

[Hekate]

4. Shows he's not entirely delusional. Ya think it might hurt you, you orange pustule? nt

[PatSeg]

17. Apparently, he's not quite as dumb as he looks

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19. Nah. Someone from the trump camp may have ordered...

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those reports but he's not reading them. Just as he never read the president's daily briefs. Remember they had to put pictures of him or print his name many times to get him to read anything while he was president.

[PatSeg]

22. True and his memory really sucks

The only things he remembers vividly are the names and faces of his enemies. The thought of what went on in that White House for four years is absolutely terrifying.

[Laha]

27. Nah, still delusional. Still dumb.

I noticed he showed not one iota of concern for the women who may be hurt by this - it was his potential polling numbers that got him worried.

So also still a deranged, narcissistic fascist.

[Fullduplexxx]

6. In that he paid for many

[not fooled]

10. That was my first thought

but the fundynuts don't care as long as he panders to them now.

[Trueblue1968]

7. WOMEN HATE TRUMP EVEN MORE, if that were possible.

i want him GONE from the face of the earth.

[Noahv]

8. Wow. He's right for once.

He's right that he fucked up.

[kimbutgar]

9. Excellent I'm glad he will be recorded in history for being the President who though his SC picks

Ends woman’s personal reproductive rights . Ironically that the biggest womanizer ruins woman’s sex lives and rights!

I dislike like him so much. I hope he pays big time in the future and destroys the Republican Party. The party of so called freedom, liberty and personal responsibility

[regnaD kciN]

21. Why is that ironic...?

Ironically that the biggest womanizer ruins woman’s sex lives and rights!

Womanizers typically don't feel the object (word carefully chosen) of their desires deserve much agency. Women only exist for that person's pleasure - what they themselves may want is irrelevant.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Not to mention his record on women, governing, insurrection, bankruptcy, and the Big Lie

[Raven123]

13. If Trump believes this, he will magically claim to be pro-choice if he decides to run in 2024

[rurallib]

15. and prove it by bragging about the abortions he paid for

for his mistresses and one night stands.

[oldsoftie]

23. I still cannot believe at least ONE of those stories has never come out.

A guy like him would be highly likely to have been paying for something.

[TlalocW]

16. Okay, let's be honest - he didn't come up with this on his own

Someone explained it to him, and he realized they were right. Let's not go crazy, people!

TlalocW

[SpankMe]

20. The prick is already preparing to either lose,...

...or have an excuse not to run if things get too hot with the Jan6th thing.

[StarryNite]

25. It just shows he doesn't believe what he has said about being "pro life".

If he did he would stand by it. But actually he doesn't give a crap about what happens to women or whether we lose our rights over our own body or not. It's all about him becoming the dictator he wants to be.

[RobinA]

26. Trump

doesn’t give a rat’s ass about abortion. It was just a convenient stance for him to take.

[JudyM]

28. Locking

This was alerted on as being analysis. The forum hosts agreed it would be better to repost in General Discussion, because it is primarily speculation/behind the scenes inferences about how TFG feels, as opposed to comprising important breaking news.