What: Bill Kristol, a former Republican official for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush, isn’t someone I quote much on women’s health. But today he called out Donald Trump for repeatedly and nonsensically saying women will simply stop thinking about abortion if he’s president again.
Why it matters: As Bill put it – “Last night, at a rally in Pennsylvania, [Trump] told women that ‘You will be protected, and I will be your protector.’ He also informed them they ‘won’t be thinking about abortion.’ This was a follow-up to Trump’s social media post late last week, in which he asserted, in all caps, that if he wins ‘WOMEN WILL BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, CONFIDENT AND FREE!’ He went on, speaking directly to women, ‘YOU WILL NO LONGER BE THINKING ABOUT ABORTION.’ So says a man who famously stated, ‘when you’re a star, they let you do it,’ who was found liable for sexual abuse, who repeatedly boasts of overturning Roe. But this is Trump’s view: He should get to do what he wants to women. He should also get to tell women what to think. And of course women should be grateful to their beneficent guide and protector. Trump’s followers share this view.”
Source: The Bulwark (https://www.thebulwark.com/p/when-the-predator-says-hes-your-protector)