President Trump speaks during the Susan B. Anthony List's 11th annual Campaign for Life Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington on May 22, 2018. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)President Trump on Tuesday made an aggressive appeal to social conservatives to elect Republicans in the midterm elections this fall, warning that his antiabortion agenda could be at risk if control of Capitol Hill was handed over to Democrats in November. I don’t know who the hell wrote that line.”He continued, as the audience laughed: “But it’s still important, remember.”“The story is, ’18 midterms, we need Republicans,” Trump said. “And that will happen.”As he has done in recent appearances, Trump name-checked Democratic senators who Republicans want to oust this fall. While in office, Trump has taken even more actions that have enthralled the social conservatives.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2018 01:37 UTC