Donald Trump Is Trying to Obscure His Position on Abortion

KHive Still Abuzz • Trump-RFK Jr. Alliance • Journalists Beware [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Donald Trump Is Trying to Obscure His Position on Abortion Good Saturday morning! The GOP’s abortion platform has never been popular—and Donald Trump seems to know as much, [writes]( Eric Lutz. The former president is now throwing cold water on the idea of a six-week ban, while promising that his administration would pay for IVF treatments. Will this pivot give him a boost in the polls? Probably not. But what could, as Trumpworld sources [tell]( Gabriel Sherman, is the ex-president’s recent alliance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who nabbed a spot on Trump’s transition team. At the same time, Kennedy is hardly going to stop Trump’s agenda from making millions of Americans worse off—including journalists, as Joel Simon, the former director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, [warns]( in a powerful column. On the subject of bad news for Trump, Kamala Harris’s star won’t stop rising. “You can save democracy and have joy,” says Senator Laphonza Butler, detailing the strategic clarity of Harris’s 2024 vision in an [interview]( with Chris Smith. Harris’s unexpected upswing in popularity has thrown the media and political establishment for a loop. But Molly Jong-Fast, for one, has never underestimated the veep. “I’ve always thought Harris was an effective communicator,” she [writes](. “And I have to wonder how many times a woman of color has been underestimated for a job she both deserved and could excel at.” —Jon Skolnik, associate editor [Image may contain: Donald Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, People, Person, Adult, Flag, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Crowd]( [Donald Trump Is Trying to Obscure His Position on Abortion]( By [Eric Lutz]( [“Perhaps he personally lacks principle on this issue.”]( [Read more button](   [The Inside Story of Donald Trump and RFK Jr.’s Alliance]( By [Gabe Sherman]( [Tucker Carlson and Roger Stone are said to be among the Trump allies supporting a pact with Kennedy, who, sources say, was finally swayed with a transition role. “There was no quid pro quo of any kind,” Kennedy tells Vanity Fair.]( [Read more button](   [Laphonza Butler on “Fighting” for Kamala Harris, Serving With JD Vance, and the Threat of a Second Trump Term]( By [Chris Smith]( [In an interview with Vanity Fair, the senator highlighted the strategic clarity of Harris’s vision—“you can save democracy and have joy”—while taking her GOP opponents to task for putting on “political theater.”]( [Read more button](   [Underestimated at Every Turn, Kamala Harris Delivers]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The political and media establishment has finally come around to seeing the VP’s strengths.]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [American Journalists Beware: A Second Trump Term Could Pose Very Real Risks]( By [Joel Simon]( [The former director of the Committee to Protect Journalists lays out the grave threats that American news outlets might confront—and offers proactive safeguards.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast