Yet Republican strategists believe that the president’s base of loyal supporters is standing by him, and they plan to use Trump to campaign heavily ahead of the midterms to maintain control of Congress. That base has included most of America’s evangelical Christians, who back a man who does not appear to share their core beliefs: He is on his third marriage, has bragged about sexually assaulting women, is accused by nearly 20 women of sexual misconduct, and has a history of lying and failing to pay his bills. [...]
Trump’s foreign policy, and particularly the relocation of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, appeals to a powerful group of fundamentalist Christians who believe the move may trigger the apocalypse and the second coming of Christ. His administration has supported religious beliefs over civil liberties, backed Christians who refuse to serve gay-wedding parties or fund birth control for employees, and pushed policies that would cut off federal funding for clinics that provide abortions.[...]
“Would a revelation like Trump paid for an abortion of his own child and is unrepentant about it, like he is everything else, cause some substantial slippage?” Deace asked. “Yes.”
Trump’s stance on abortion has shifted radically over the years, from “pro-choice to pro-prison,” as the BBC put it. In 1999, he described himself on NBC News’ Meet the Press as “very pro-choice.” On the 2016 campaign trial, he said there should be “some sort of punishment” for women who had had abortions.
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