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President Trump To Face Friendly Crowd At March For Life

He has addressed the annual march remotely before, but this will be the first time that a sitting president will speak at the anti-abortion rights event.

When thousands of anti-abortion rights activists march in Washington, D.C., on Friday, President Trump will be there. It's the first time a sitting president will address the March for Life, an annual event organized decades ago in response to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

Trump will face a friendly audience at a key moment — with his such as the Susan B. Anthony List.

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