US President Donald Trump says it is a 'profound honour' to be the first president to speak at an annual anti-abortion event in Washington.
US President Donald Trump says it is a "profound honour" to be the first president to speak at an annual anti-abortion event in Washington.
In his speech at the March for Life rally, the US president said "unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House". He slammed the Democrats for what he called the most "radical and extreme positions" on abortion from any political party "in possibly centuries". Image: AP
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