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Trial Balloon · Ep. 193: The Magnificent Seven

Trump Wants Platform That Softens Stance on Abortion

July 8, 2024 · 12:31 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump told officials on Monday that he supports a draft of a new Republican Party platform, one that reflects the presumptive nominee’s new position on abortion rights and slims down policy specifics across all areas of government,” the New York Times reports.

“The draft platform… cements Mr. Trump’s ideological takeover of the GOP. The platform is even more nationalistic, more protectionist and less socially conservative than the 2016 Republican platform that was duplicated in the 2020 election.”

Washington Post: Trump proposes scaled-back platform that softens language on abortion, same-sex marriage.

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