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Ivanka Trump: ‘I am pro-life, and unapologetically so’
Ivanka Trump declared her position on abortion publicly for the first time on Friday, saying that she is pro-life, in an exclusive interview with RealClearPolitics.
When asked about her views on abortion, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump said: “I respect all sides of a very personal and sensitive discussion, but I am also a mother of three children, and parenthood affected me in a profound way in terms of how I think about these things.”
“I am pro-life, and unapologetically so,” she then added.
Prior to this interview, Ivanka Trump’s views on abortion were not always apparent. In the past she typically would tip-toe her way around the quarrelsome question and never expressed a public position.
After the interview, a White House aide told RealClearPolitics that Ms. Trump’s view was both a personal conviction and a reflection of how Democrats have shifted on abortion, saying, “A huge driving part of that is where the Democratic Party has gone.”
President Trump’s views on abortion have changed throughout the years, but his embrace of a pro-life stance was undeniably crucial in helping him get evangelical Christians to turn out in monumental numbers for him in the 2016 presidential election. His selection of then-Gov. Mike Pence, an evangelical, as his vice presidential pick also played a big role in developing the firm relationship between Trump and evangelicals.
Some, such as the president of the female anti-abortion group the Susan B. Anthony List, Marjorie Dannenfelser, have gone as far as to call President Trump “the most pro-life” U.S. president in history.
Trump’s full embrace of the issue reflects a longer-term trend of the Republican Party and the evangelical community’s bond growing stronger ever since then-former Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1980 allied himself with the newly founded Moral Majority, helping him form a broad coalition to oust incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
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In a significant development, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Thursday on federal gun charges as part of Special Counsel David Weiss’ ongoing investigation. The indictment alleges that Hunter Biden made false statements during the purchase of a firearm, among other charges.
The charges against Hunter Biden include:
• Making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm
• Making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer
•Possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance
According to the indictment, the alleged incident occurred on or about October 12, 2018, in the District of Delaware. Hunter Biden is accused of knowingly making a false and fictitious written statement during the acquisition of a Colt Cobra 38SPL Revolver. According to reports from Fox News, the statement, submitted on Form 4473, falsely certified that he was not an unlawful user of, and addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, or controlled substance.
Furthermore, the indictment further states that between October 12, 2018, and October 23, 2018, in the District of Delaware, Hunter Biden knowingly possessed the same firearm despite being an unlawful user of and addicted to controlled substances. This marks the first set of charges brought by Special Counsel David Weiss against Hunter Biden since being granted special counsel status.
The investigation came to public attention when it was reported by Fox News in 2021 that police had responded to an incident in 2018 involving a gun owned by Hunter Biden.
Reports state that, Hallie Biden, the widow of President Biden’s late son, Beau, who was in a relationship with Hunter at the time, discarded the gun. Hunter’s gun was thrown away in a dumpster near a market, located close to a school. It was subsequently revealed that Hunter Biden had purchased a gun earlier that same month.
Hunter Biden’s legal troubles do not end with the gun charges. Earlier in July, an original plea agreement collapsed, which would have seen him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts for willful failure to pay federal income tax, thus avoiding jail time on a felony gun charge. Instead, he pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and one felony gun charge.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel to oversee the Hunter Biden investigation and related matters. The White House has declined to comment on these developments, which continue to draw significant public and media attention.
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