Trump makes ‘March for Life’ participants both happy and nervous
Attendees from
At the same time, many acknowledged some level of discomfort with a pro-life, anti-immigration president whose tweets are not the sort of sentiments heard uttered from any pulpit.
"There are things you have to overlook to get the bigger picture," he said.
And the big picture, for abortion protesters, is this: the president says he is pro-life and has acted accordingly.
"Actually, I'm very hopeful," said
While Trump has not yet appointed a federal judge to a vacancy in
Bishop
Asked why he referenced "a dark sky," Malone noted a litany of problems facing the world and the nation, and then expressed some discomfort with Trump's anti-immigration stance.
"We believe in the right to life of every human from conception to the natural end of life" -- and that includes the lives of refugees and immigrants, the bishop said.
Malone said he's particularly concerned with the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought to America illegally by their parents, whose fate has become a political football in federal budget negotiations.
And when asked about Trump's recent vulgar comment about African nations and
But he quickly added: "If he did say that, I think it's outrageous."
Malone's mixed feelings are by no means unusual, but Trump appears to be faring better among white Christians than he does among the general population. A recent Gallup poll found that 51 percent of white Catholics approve of the job Trump is doing, although only 17 percent of Hispanic Catholics approve. Similarly, Trump registered a 60 percent approval rating from white Protestants while a mere 10 percent of African-American Protestants gave Trump good grades.
"He's not polished as a politician, but I think he's doing a great job," Dulak, 61, said, citing the president's opposition to abortion. "I'm happy that he's not a politician. I'm happy that he's a businessman who can bring us some positive change."
Yet among the 500 or so people from
Asked for her views on Trump,
Rice then went on to note that Clinton, the Democrat who lost the 2016 presidential election to Trump, would have allowed late-term abortions.
Rice said she's glad that Trump has been so strong on pro-life issues, but acknowledged she's not exactly thrilled with his demeanor.
"I always thought a president should be presidential," she said.
A handful of march attendees from
"He's not anti-immigrant; he's anti-illegal alien," Lelonek said. "Unfortunately he doesn't always say it in the best possible way."
Trump was expected to be an outsized presence at the noontime march itself. He planned to address the marchers via video from the White House
The march Friday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 court decision that found a constitutional right to abortion. Marchers said they would keep marching yearly until that decision is overturned, and they acknowledge that they still appear to be a long way from seeing that happening.
"You're never going to get anywhere with
And despite Trump's judicial appointments, genuine change would appear to be years away in the courts. Gorsuch replaced the late Justice
Pro-life activists said they would continue focusing their efforts on the public at large -- which is what the March for Life does -- to build a case for ending abortion as the law of the land, said
"I really do think that it's got to come down to all of us," Schumer said. "We've got to change people's mindsets."
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