Trump took a brief respite from talking about his own problems to make sure he got credit for his role in ending bodily autonomy for millions of American women.
, as a string of Trump-backed candidates have failed to clinch the nomination. He’s putting his clout on the line again in the GOP primary Tuesday, but while Trump’s primary setbacks may be a solid bit of schadenfreude for those enjoying the ex-president’s humiliation, they’re cold comfort to those concerned about the ongoing spread of Trumpism. In GOP primaries, fealty to Donald is still the coin of the realm, and Miller’s opponent, Rep.
Trump addressed his fans at the end of a week that displayed both pillars put his the twin pillars of his legacy on display: a failed attempt to deny American voters their right to choose the next president, and a now-successful attempt to deny tens of millions of women the right to choose whether to carry a pregnancy to term.
The early part of the week was dominated by Congress’ Jan. 6 committee hearings, which focused on the former president’s actions in the run-up the Capitol riot. Hearing revealed Trump’s sympathetic words for rioters ransacking the Capitol, as well as his team’s systematic push to invalidate American Democracy.
By week’s end, the focus was on the Supreme Court, where three Trump-appointed justices — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett — drove the court’s rightward lurch. They all voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, but they were also key to efforts to
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