Anti-Abortion Reporter Pushes Trump On White House Lawn: ‘How Will You Protect Pro-Life Americans?’

EWTN White House correspondent Owen Jensen — who frequently sparred with former President Joe Biden and his White House on the issue of abortion rights — questioned President Donald Trump about “protecting pro-life Americans” on the White House lawn.

In addition to the 1500 or so January 6 rioters Trump pardoned, he also issued pardons to 23 anti-abortion activists who had been convicted of crimes involving intimidation of patients, volunteers, and workers at clinics.

Trump spoke to reporters as he departed the White House for North Carolina on Friday, and Jensen shouted repeatedly for the president to say how he intends to protect opponents of legal abortion. Trump cited the pardons, and the video he shot for the March For Life:

OWEN JENSEN: The March for Life is today. Sir, the March for Life. Mr. President, the March for Life, sir. Mr. President, the March for Life. The March for Life is today.

THE PRESIDENT: I did a big clip for the March for Life, and we look forward to seeing it. I’m going to be watching it. And JD Vance, our vice president, is there, and he’s going to be representing us very well. Taking place in a little while, and other than being a little bit cold, it’s a beautiful day.

(Cross-talk.)

OWEN JENSEN: How will your — Mr. President, how will your administration — how will your administration protect —

Q Mr. President, will you give Italy a break of tariffs?

OWEN JENSEN: — sir, how will your administration protect pro-life of Americans going forward?

THE PRESIDENT: Oh, we’re all — we’re all for it. In fact, as you know, I just signed a pardon, and in the pardon, we released 23 people that were unjustly put in having to do with pro-life. And they will be released, and they’ll be out very shortly. It was disgraceful what happened to them. That was a persecution.

(Cross-talk.)

Q Mr. President, will you give — will you give Italy a break on tax — on tariffs, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I like her very much. Let’s see what happens.

Have a good time. (Inaudible.)

Watch above via The White House.