As Twitchy reported, Donald Trump took heat from both sides of the aisle with his (since “clarified”) comment to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews that “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions. Of course, both Planned Parenthood puppet Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders made sure to get as much milage out of the comment as quickly as they could, but pro-lifers let it be known that they too “recoil at arguments pointing toward penalizing moms.”
Words mean things, and those same pro-lifers took issue with a tweet by NBC News’ Luke Russert noting that the March for Life Education and Defense Fund in a press release had quickly “moved away” from Trump.
March for Life moves away from Trump quickly pic.twitter.com/gCVxkXGnGe
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) March 30, 2016
It might seem like a subtle distinction, but to say that the March for Life “moved away” from Trump implies that the two ever shared the same neighborhood, let alone the same ZIP code.
https://twitter.com/RightGlockMom/status/715270097653379073
https://twitter.com/Mattfobrien/status/715269013249638401
Of course, the fact that so many on the pro-choice side of the aisle believe that Trump’s original comment is representative of the pro-life movement necessitated that they set the record straight.
Jeanne Mancini, President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, wrote in her statement, “No pro-lifer would ever want to punish a woman who has chosen abortion. This is against the very nature of what we are about. We invite a woman who has gone down this route to consider paths to healing, not punishment.”
Family Research Council has not yet agreed nor disagreed with @realDonaldTrump's #prolife position of punishing women. @FRCAction @FRCdc
— ? Clark Feels The Bern (@Clarknt67) March 30, 2016
Maybe give FRC president Tony Perkins an hour or so to get to the TV studio before passing judgment?
Joining @cvpayne on @FoxBusiness now to discuss Trump's abortion comments today.
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 30, 2016
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.@tperkins: "I don't know any Conservative Republican that says a woman should be punished if she has an abortion." pic.twitter.com/KcoDjvQ498
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 30, 2016
March for Life, Susan B. Anthony List both put out statements denouncing Donald Trump's abortion comments
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) March 30, 2016
Susan B. Anthony List re Trump: “We have never advocated, in any context, for the punishment of women who undergo abortion."
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) March 30, 2016
Following Trump’s “clarification,” Perkins made the very sensible suggestion that the candidate move closer.
While Trump has “clarified” his position on punishing women, his statements suggest he should spend more time with pro-life conservatives.
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 30, 2016
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