Trump Pushes Dangerous Abortion Lie That Democrats Support Babies Being 'Executed'

Former President Donald Trump ramped up dangerous misinformation about abortion on Monday by falsely accusing Democrats of murdering babies, likely in hopes that more Republicans will rally around their presumptive presidential nominee.

The lies were part of a video the candidate posted on his Truth Social platform, revealing his long-awaited official position on abortion ahead of the 2024 election. The indicted ex-president praised himself for setting up the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and said that the issue of abortion should be left to the states.

Despite saying he supports some exceptions like rape, incest and the mother’s life, Trump still went after Democrats for supporting abortion rights at the state and national level.

“It must be remembered that the Democrats are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month,” he falsely claimed in the video.

“The concept of having an abortion in the later months and even execution after birth — and that’s exactly what it is, the baby is born, the baby is executed after birth — is unacceptable, and almost everyone agrees with that,” he continued.

Anti-abortion conservatives have long labeled their opponents as “baby killers,” making way for extremist, Trump-supporting conspiracy groups like QAnon to believe and amplify dangerous lies that accuse Democrats of ritualistic killing and child abuse.

The reality is that Trump and his party are oversimplifying a complex issue, labeling it a “late-term abortion” to rile up voters, despite the political buzzword having no medical basis. Pregnancy terminations after the first trimester are already extremely rare in the U.S., so much so that less than 1% of abortions