Former President and current Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, said Monday that he wanted to be “the protector” of women, in an attempt to attract the female vote during a rally in the key state of Pennsylvania.
“I always thought women liked him, I never thought he had a problem with them,” said the Republican, who is currently trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in polls in that demographic.
“I want to be your protector. As president, I have to be your protector,” said the candidate who, in 2023, was convicted of sexual abuse and defamation against the writer E. Jean Carroll.
Trump suggested in his speech that his policies on migration and the economy would keep women “safe”, after saying they were “poorer”, “less healthy” and “less safe on the streets than they were four years ago”.
On the issue of abortion, one of the key points of these elections and particularly for this part of the population, the candidate declared that, if he wins, women “will no longer think about abortion”, because they are “happy, healthy, confident and free” that they will be.
Harris promised to protect abortion under federal law during her campaign, while Trump has said he believes in exceptions to abortion restrictions in cases of rape, incest and danger to the mother’s life.
At the meeting, Trump also reiterated his position on deporting migrants, referencing cities like Springfield, Ohio, whose Haitian population has been severely stigmatized by the former president’s false statements. “The fact is, and I say it now, we have to get them out of here.” “We have to get them out,” the mogul said.
