Donald Trump seals "the 100 most historic hours in American history" by relaunching the anti-abortion crusade in the US and globally , freezing all foreign aid (except for Israel and Egypt), initiating major purges including the inspectors general of ministries and cashing in on the most controversial nomination in his show of strength in the Senate, that of Pete Hegseth to the Pentagon.
A confirmation - according to various analysts - that, despite having distanced himself from it during the election campaign, he is implementing the feared 'Project 2025', the conservative agenda that concentrates power in the hands of the executive, risking distorting American democracy . On the eve of the annual anti-abortion march in the capital, the president had pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of having blocked access to an abortion clinic in Washington in 2020, intimidating staff and patients. But neither he - via video link - nor his vice president JD Vance - present at the event - had made further promises to the 150,000 participants, leaving them disappointed. However, the administration had already started moving.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a few hours later that the US has rejoined the so-called 'Geneva Consensus Declaration', a global anti-abortion pact launched by the tycoon in his first term and sponsored by six countries (United States, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda). An initiative from which Joe Biden had withdrawn and which the Trump administration is now relaunching together with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Belarus. The initiative aims to limit access and global support for abortion by stating that there is no international right to the termination of pregnancy and that therefore countries have no obligation to finance or facilitate it.
To this end, the tycoon signed a memo reintroducing the 'Mexico City policy', a US directive dubbed by critics as a "global gag" , which blocks American aid to foreign organizations that use funds, including from other sources, to perform or evaluate abortions. Regardless of who is in office, the United States does not fund abortions abroad, as established by the Helms Amendment in force for over 50 years. But the Mexico City policy goes further: it prohibits organizations that accept US global health funding, with limited exceptions, from performing abortions, providing counseling or information about abortion options, or advocating for the liberalization of abortion rights.
