President Trump bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade in a video address to tens of thousands of attendees at the March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The big picture: Trump had shied away from abortion while campaigning after it became a winning issue for Democrats.

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision in 2022, March for Life organizers have also encouraged anti-abortion activists to focus their attention on statehouses, where decisions over the legality of abortion are now being made.

The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.

President Donald Trump on Friday used his executive authority to restore U.S. participation in two international anti-abortion pacts, including one that cuts off U.S. family planning funds for foreign organizations if they provide or promote abortions.

President Trump on Friday took a pair of actions to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of the Biden administration’s efforts to increase access to the procedure. Trump signed a memorandum to reinstate the Mexico City policy,

Despite attempts to paint himself as a moderate on abortion rights on the campaign trial, President Donald Trump is now leaning into his anti-abortion base once again.

"We will again stand proudly for families and for life," Trump said in a prerecorded video address as demonstrators gathered for the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Trump has largely kept quiet on abortion since taking office, but during Friday’s annual March for Life rally, he let them know he is in their corner.