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RNC to Overhaul Platform with Closed-Door Deliberations

Republican Party plans to significantly shorten its platform and shift key issues, including abortion, to state control.

Ed Martin, president of the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, speaks during a January 6th field hearing held by Rep Matt Gaetz in the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Donald Trump on the final night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2016.
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Overview

  • The platform committee will meet privately, breaking with decades of transparency tradition.
  • Trump campaign advisers advocate for a streamlined, concise platform document.
  • Significant changes expected in pro-life provisions, potentially moving abortion regulation to the state level.
  • Key anti-abortion delegates have been removed from the platform committee.
  • Concerns arise among conservative groups over potential watering down of core party principles.