Trump, Vance address March for Life, pledge pro-life second Trump term

Both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressed participants at the 52nd annual March for Life which took place in Washington, D.C. Friday, pledging that Trump’s second term would be staunchly pro-life and also bring pro-abortion groups to justice for attacking churches and pro-life clinics.

The president did not personally attend the march as he was traversing the country that day to meet with victims of both Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the ongoing wildfires in southern California.

In a video message to the marchers, Trump thanked them “for turning out once again to show your extraordinary love and compassion for the unborn.”

“Each year, Americans of every age, color, and background travel to our nation’s capital by the tens of thousands to stand up for precious little babies who cannot stand up for themselves,” the president continued. 

He added that he is “proud to be the first president ever to have joined you in person,” referring to when he spoke at the 2020 March for Life, the last march of his first term.

Trump went on to celebrate the landmark Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. He decried Roe as a “disastrous ruling” and “unconstitutional decision” that “took power away from the states and the voters, kicking off 50 years of division and anger.”

“But thanks to your tireless work and devotion across five decades, that historic wrong was set right three years ago,” he said. “I was so proud to be a participant.” During his first term, Trump appointed three of the six justices who voted to overturn Roe.

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