Trump urges GOP to be ‘flexible’ on Hyde Amendment, igniting backlash from pro-life allies
Pro-life activists and groups are taking issue with President Donald Trump's remarks to Republican lawmakers to be "flexible" on a law that bans the use of federal funds for most...
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Pro-life activists and groups are taking issue with President Donald Trump 's remarks to Republican lawmakers to be "flexible" on a law that bans the use of federal funds for most abortions as health care talks continue in Congress. "Any healthcare plan that prioritizes a ‘deal’ over saving lives — in and out of the womb — deserves to die, not children," Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins said in a statement Tuesday following Trump's address. "Republicans need to fix what the Democrats profoundly broke. Former President Barack Obama destroyed the American healthcare system with Obamacare, driving up costs and pushing life-ending policies with taxpayer funds. The GOP must work not for any deal, but for the right deal." Trump joined Republican House lawmakers Tuesday morning at the newly renamed Trump–Kennedy Center during their annual policy retreat to discuss the party's agenda for the coming year — a high-stakes election cycle with the midterms just over a year away. Lawmakers are working to revive Obamacare enhanced subsidies after they expired in 2025, with some Republicans new restrictions on federal funds as they relate to abortion services under Obamacare plans. Trump said Tuesday lawmakers should be "flexible" on the Hyde Amendment — a long-standing appropriations rider enacted in 1976 — that bars most federal funding for abortion, including through Medicaid, with limited exceptions. HOUSE GOP TENSIONS ERUPT AFTER MODERATE REPUBLICANS' OBAMACARE 'BETRAYAL' "You have to be a little flexible on Hyde, you know that," Trump said. "You gotta be a little flexible. You gotta work something … we’re all big fans of everything. But you have to have flexibility." The comment set off criticism among conservatives and pro-lifers on social media, with many remarking they can't be "flexible" when it comes to the life a child. "No President Trump, we will NEVER compromise on the Hyde Amendment. NO taxpayer funding of abortions. Period," pro-life outlet Life…