Jim Antle, the magazine’s executive editor, brings to life the pages of the Washington Examiner’s magazine in the show Inside Scoop. Each episode features exclusive insight from the article authors and expert analysis.Antle starts the show by breaking down Trump 2.0 and the pro-life dilemma. He explains, President Donald Trump delivered the biggest win the anti-abortion movement has ever seen, but many activists now think he’s pulled back.“Trump did put three justices on the Supreme Court who voted with the majority to overturn Roe v. Wade, the biggest accomplishment of the pro-life movement in half a century,” Antle says. “But since returning to office after satisfying pro-lifers during his first term, a lot of pro-life leaders now think Trump has gone soft on their issue.”
Antle notes that after Dobbs v. Jackson, abortions have actually gone up, and that’s putting new pressure on Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
“President Trump is facing a lot of pressure from pro-life leaders to figure out a way to bring the number of abortions down again,” Antle says. “He’s been trying to recalibrate and reposition the Democrats as the abortion extremists.”
Antle points out that mail-order abortion pills are able to circumvent state-level pro-life laws and are fueling criticism of Trump from anti-abortion activists.
