Trump throws red meat to the crazies. Working that part of GOP voters since it may be all he's got left.

This is no Putin puppet. This is a Pence puppet, and a scheming cowardly one at best. If having courage he'd have let Pence give the speech instead on only letting Pence write it. Story links, online here and here.

The second linked item reports:

Trump spoke Friday via video from the White House Rose Garden to thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered for the annual March for Life. He says he is the first president to address the gathering in its 45-year history.

The former Manhattan real estate magnate was stepping to the forefront of the movement, a significant distance from the days when he supported abortion rights. He says he changed his mind around 2011.

Last year, Vice President Mike Pence addressed the march in Trump's absence.

But nearly a year into the presidency, Trump has delivered rules, policy changes — and Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

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