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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:10 AM Jul 2018

How big of a story would it be if Trump paid for one of his paramours to have an abortion ?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210926210



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How big of a story would it be if Trump paid for one of his paramours to have an abortion ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 OP
He could kill immigrant children on the White House lawn superpatriotman Jul 2018 #1
Right wingers really don't have any true convictions. Trust Buster Jul 2018 #2
Who would care? atreides1 Jul 2018 #3
The cult followers would blame the woman essme Jul 2018 #4
The importance would depend on which group of people we're talking about. Afromania Jul 2018 #5
6 - The flock of Evangelicals are conditioned to psychologically split by their charlatan ministers. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #6
She would be demonized for having an abortion and he would get a mulligan. DetlefK Jul 2018 #7
Two day story, "a personal matter" markses66 Jul 2018 #8
At one time a story like that would be huge. Trump supporters today would not bat an eye and Arkansas Granny Jul 2018 #9
Is there an option lower than one? oberliner Jul 2018 #10
Damn, you beat me to it... ADX Jul 2018 #13
Would he lose any support if he shot Jesus on 5th Avenue world wide wally Jul 2018 #11
They'd say it was Jesus's fault because He took so long to come back... ADX Jul 2018 #16
The thing is. Blue_true Jul 2018 #18
note hurple Jul 2018 #12
With him, I am guessing that it happened and happened a lot more than once. Blue_true Jul 2018 #19
Past sins and all of that rot..., JDC Jul 2018 #14
It would run on CNN and MSNBC for two or three days, never happened on Fox Noise DFW Jul 2018 #15
I would be interested in seeing how the socalled moral Christians on the right spin it. Blue_true Jul 2018 #17

superpatriotman

(6,247 posts)
1. He could kill immigrant children on the White House lawn
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:12 AM
Jul 2018

And keep a 35-40% approval rating and the entire regressive party in congress.

103 days.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
2. Right wingers really don't have any true convictions.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:13 AM
Jul 2018

They use issues like abortion as a means to demonize and divide. Personally, they really don’t care.

atreides1

(16,076 posts)
3. Who would care?
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:14 AM
Jul 2018

The religious right has already shown that they would support him, no matter what he does! His base wouldn't care and the Republicans in office would stay on their knees and swallow!!!

essme

(1,207 posts)
4. The cult followers would blame the woman
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:15 AM
Jul 2018

First for the sex (how would a man resist? It's biology) and then for the choice.

The Trumpvidians wouldn't give a damn about the money he paid-- and furthermore would say he was above and beyond in "responsibility" to the woman.

Afromania

(2,768 posts)
5. The importance would depend on which group of people we're talking about.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:17 AM
Jul 2018

I don't think anybody would really be surprised at this point. The real story would be how the "pro-life" right will twist its-self into a pretzel justifying it was alright and/or that they still support 100%.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
7. She would be demonized for having an abortion and he would get a mulligan.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:19 AM
Jul 2018
"Look, Trump is God's imperfect tool to execute His plan. Judge not, lest you be judged. And it wasn't him who had that abortion. I bet, it was the idea of that hussy."

Arkansas Granny

(31,515 posts)
9. At one time a story like that would be huge. Trump supporters today would not bat an eye and
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:26 AM
Jul 2018

would probably blame the woman by claiming that she planned it make Trump look bad.

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
13. Damn, you beat me to it...
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:58 AM
Jul 2018

...The only thing Chump ever said that was absolutely true was when he stated he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose his base.

He could get caught smoking crack with a naked underage boy and his rabid, sycophant fans would blame it on the kid.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
18. The thing is.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 02:19 PM
Jul 2018

The socalled moral right has had the veneer that they spent 40+ years crafting stripped off by their support of Trump, regardless. My guess is that if he encouraged a woman to get an abortion, paid for it, then paid for her silence, confirmation of that finishes him and the socalled moral right. Independents, democrats, people that have true Christian morals, all are watching that slow trainwreck that is Trump.

hurple

(1,306 posts)
12. note
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:57 AM
Jul 2018

If there's only evidence of it happening once, his base will say, "He's had a change of heart" "He grew as a person" or "That was before he found god" or some such nonsense.

If evidence shows it happened many many times with many many women (which is far more likely with him living a "wannabe rock star" lifestyle for 40 years)... well, that might ruin him.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
19. With him, I am guessing that it happened and happened a lot more than once.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 02:20 PM
Jul 2018

There also may have been teenaged girls in the mix.

DFW

(54,369 posts)
15. It would run on CNN and MSNBC for two or three days, never happened on Fox Noise
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 10:35 AM
Jul 2018

Republicans ALWAYS forgive other Republicans for any and all transgressions. The Republican governor Michigan just killed or sickened a few thousand people in the city of Flint. Not a peep from one Republican. What makes anyone think Trump would lose even one supporter over forcing a woman to abort his child?

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
17. I would be interested in seeing how the socalled moral Christians on the right spin it.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 02:11 PM
Jul 2018

I doubt that true Christians ever supported that cesspool of a human being.

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