Even those who’ve come to expect weird rhetoric from Donald Trump were surprised yesterday when the former president confirmed — out loud, on camera, and on the record — that he was “looking at” possible restrictions on contraception. Since we discussed this in some detail yesterday, it seemed only fair to do a follow-up item, noting that he soon after said the opposite, which made the whole thing even more curious.
This was the entirety of his online message: To be sure, it’s easy to understand why Trump was so eager to appear on the side of the American mainstream. Not only is contraception use common, but the latest national survey from KFF, released in March, found that one in five adults believes the right to contraception is now in danger.