‘Donald Trump Did This’: Biden Strikes GOP Weakness on Abortion

Biden spends on abortion ad, plans events in states with bans
Ballot measures become key Democrat strategy to secure rights

Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign rally at the Atlanta Airport in Georgia on April 10. — Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign rally at the Atlanta Airport in Georgia on April 10.
Photographer: Megan Varner/Getty Images

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By Hadriana Lowenkron

April 11, 2024 at 11:30 AM UTC

Updated on

April 11, 2024 at 1:20 PM UTC

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It’s perhaps the only hot-button issue on which Donald Trump plays defense. It has forced even MAGA acolyte Kari Lake to ask Democrats for help. And just last month, it lost the Republicans a state seat in otherwise ruby-red Alabama.

Such is the power of the politics around abortion.