Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, announced Tuesday he was endorsing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
“After examining Trump’s position on life issues and his assurances that he will appoint conservative, pro-life justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, I am convinced that Trump offers our best hope of pushing back the culture of death in America,” the leading pro-life activist, speaker and author said. “We know all too well what we will get with Hillary Clinton, and that is more abortion, more tax funding of abortion and favors for her campaign contributors at Planned Parenthood. A Clinton presidency will result in more dead babies, and this we cannot allow.”
Generally, an Operation Rescue endorsement of the Republican presidential candidate would seem to be a given. But Newman strongly supported U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the GOP primary race.
After Cruz suspended his campaign, however, he took an honest look at Trump. That included a trip to New York City to participate in the gathering of evangelical faith leaders in July.
Newman came away from that meeting highly impressed with the Republican nominee. And he said he has a message for other Christians who may be considering not voting, or voting for a third-party candidate who has no chance to win the presidency: give Trump a chance.
“America stands at a crossroads,” he said. “A Clinton presidency will fundamentally change our nation to the point that is will be unrecognizable to those of us who grew up in the ’50s and ’60s.
“Her rabid support for abortion without restriction will create a climate that will make it nearly impossible for us to end the shedding of innocent blood through abortion once and for all.
“On the other hand, Trump has promised to stand strongly for life and appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court. His vice-presidential running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, is a pro-life warrior who has promised to work toward ending abortion. No other GOP ticket in history has made such commitments to the pro-life movement.
“While no political candidate is a perfect person, we must engage the political system as it stands today for the sake of protecting innocent life. We cannot leave the results of this critical election for others to decide. Please join me in casting a vote this November for the pro-life Trump/Pence ticket.”
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