Even before his Supreme Court nominations led to the reversal of Roe v. Wade, President Donald Trump was lauded as the “most pro-life president in American history.” It was then-Vice President Mike Pence who handed him the laurel. But it was the pro-life movement’s perpetuation of this claim that made it real.

Trump was elevated to the status of a pro-life hero but, in reality, his Supreme Court nominations appear to have been driven by political convenience rather than genuine personal conviction.

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