{"id":2342342,"date":"2024-09-17T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-people-around-trump-influencing-his-policy-agenda-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:34:22","slug":"the-people-around-trump-influencing-his-policy-agenda-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-people-around-trump-influencing-his-policy-agenda-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"The people around Trump influencing his policy agenda &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-people-around-trump-influencing-his-policy-agenda-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the \u200cvarious advisors and influences shaping Donald Trump&#8217;s policy agenda as he campaigns for a\u200d potential \u2063second term as president. It highlights that, despite his strong personality, many individuals are vying for \u200chis attention to influence his policies on\u2064 crucial issues such \u2064as immigration, \u200cTikTok regulation, and abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Key figures mentioned include\u200b Stephen Miller, a hardline immigration advisor pushing for increased deportations; Kellyanne Conway, who has shifted Trump&#8217;s stance \u200don TikTok in favor of leveraging the platform\u2019s popularity;\u200b and social conservatives who are urging Trump to adopt stricter abortion policies. The article \u2063also touches upon Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose endorsement \u200cof Trump has\u200d given him new insights into health policy, which\u2064 Trump aims to prioritize if reelected.<\/p>\n<p>The article portrays a complex landscape where Trump&#8217;s inner circle is characterized by a mix of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-levin-calls-matt-gaetz-a-pos-amid-fallout-of-historic-house-speaker-ousting\/\" title=\"Mark Levin slams Matt Gaetz as a &#039;POS&#039; over House speaker ousting.\">traditional conservative voices<\/a> and emerging\u200d advisors who seek to mold his \u200bplatforms ahead of the election, all while\u2063 Trump himself navigates the pressures \u200band demands of\u200c different factions within the Republican Party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The people around Trump influencing his policy agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762556\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Donald Trump<\/a> could win another term in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Oval Office<\/a> in 48 days. As he battles to become the country&rsquo;s 47th president, there is no shortage of people looking to gain coveted access to his inner circle as they bid to influence the next administration&rsquo;s agenda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"immigration\">immigration<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"abortion\">abortion<\/a>, Trump has been pulled right and left. The task is hard. He&rsquo;s a strong personality who has proven nearly impossible to corral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a rundown on whose advice Trump is heeding and ignoring as he forms his policy agenda.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stephen Miller<\/h2>\n<p>In 2015, Trump announced his presidential campaign after famously riding down a golden escalator in his own skyscraper. During the speech that catapulted him to the center of the country&rsquo;s political discourse, Trump didn&rsquo;t mention deportation despite illegal immigration forming part of the heart of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, as he spoke at the Republican National Convention, Trump explicitly stated his promise &ldquo;to launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What happened in nine years? Some of the shift could be pinned on Stephen Miller, a longtime adviser in the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen Miller (right), a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, and Larry McKenney of Capitol Radiology listen as Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 30, 2017. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miller is known for his hard-line views on immigration and was the chief architect of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-holds-first-campaign-event\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Holds First Campaign Event\">illegal immigration crackdown<\/a> during his first term in office. He has backed increasing deportation efforts for years, including<a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2020\/01\/14\/miller-dismisses-daca-emails-mirroring-anti-immigrant-extremists-views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> forwarding an article arguing<\/a> that the United States should deport immigrants via train &ldquo;to scare out the people who want to undo our country&rdquo; in November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made deportation comments from time to time, but no massive actions to remove millions ensued. Top Republicans downplayed his rhetoric. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not planning on erecting a deportation force,&rdquo; former Rep. Paul Ryan, who was the Republican speaker of the House at the time, said in 2016. &ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s not planning on that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The pressure from the White House was always more about the wall,&rdquo; a former senior Department of Homeland Security official<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/02\/20\/trump-mass-deportations-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t really get significant pressure in the first term on deportations,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Miller pressed on. Last November, he <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/11\/us\/politics\/trump-2025-immigration-agenda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a><\/span>  the <em>New York Times<\/em> that &ldquo;mass deportation will be a labor-market disruption celebrated by American workers, who will now be offered higher wages with better benefits to fill these jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Miller&rsquo;s push for harsher border policies seems to be finally wearing off on Trump. <\/p>\n<p>In April, Trump<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972022\/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> conducted<\/a> an interview with <em>Time<\/em> that provided more details about a deportation effort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said he would use local law enforcement, the National Guard, and even America&rsquo;s military to carry out the operation. He didn&rsquo;t rule out using mass detention centers throughout the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His words sounded remarkably similar to Miller&rsquo;s comments last November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So you go around the country arresting illegal immigrants in large-scale raids, you have to have somewhere to put them,&rdquo; Miller<a href=\"https:\/\/www.truthnetwork.com\/show\/the-charlie-kirk-show-charlie-kirk\/72387\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> said<\/a> during an interview with conservative activist Charlie Kirk. &ldquo;So you create this efficiency by having these standing facilities where planes are moving off the runway constantly &mdash; probably military aircraft, some existing DHS assets &mdash; and that&rsquo;s how you&rsquo;re able to scale.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kellyanne Conway<\/h2>\n<p>In 2020, Trump proposed a ban on TikTok. Now, he has a following of more than 11 million users on the platform. What happened?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s closest advisers, who served as his White House counselor, could help explain the shift.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through her involvement in the Club for Growth, Kellyanne Conway lobbied for the Chinese-owned app on Capitol Hill even as Congress eyed legislation to do away with it. Her open advocacy for the organization could illuminate Trump&rsquo;s turnabout on TikTok. <\/p>\n<p>During the final year of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order that effectively banned the Chinese-owned app. Although Biden revoked the measure in 2021, Tiktok once again rose to the forefront of policy debate after China invaded U.S. airspace with multiple spy balloons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump (right) kisses the hand of Kellyanne Conway, his campaign manager, during a VIP reception and dinner with donors on Jan. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Club for Growth has been one of the loudest conservative groups to stand against a TikTok ban. As a consultant for the group, Conway personally made the argument to Trump several times that outlawing TikTok would push voters away from the GOP,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/03\/09\/kellyanne-conway-tiktok-trump-00146144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I made clear that it&rsquo;s Trump&rsquo;s supporters who are organically posting on TikTok their support for him and his reelection,&rdquo; Conway said in an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/03\/12\/trump-tiktok-ban-lobbying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> interview<\/a> with the<em> New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social conservatives push Trump on abortion <\/h2>\n<p>A staunch defender of the Supreme Court&rsquo;s 2022 decision in<em> Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization, <\/em>which determined that abortion should be left up to states that get to decide their own abortion laws, Trump has remained steadfast in opposing a national ban on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>His position has angered social conservatives, including Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who has channeled his voice as a prominent Catholic athlete to pressure the Trump campaign further to the right on abortion policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Butker has tried to gain the ear of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a fellow conservative Catholic, and promote his views on abortion policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After Trump said, &ldquo;My administration will be great for women and reproductive rights,&rdquo; the football star pushed back on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I implore my fellow Catholic @JDVance to help bring the Republican Party back in line with the foundational platform that all life is valuable and there can be no compromise when it comes to defending the unborn,&rdquo; Butker<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/buttkicker7\/status\/1827101801365336064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1827101801365336064%7Ctwgr%5E14de57f8015ace09f380d6a6f77c939840d58218%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fsports%2Fharrison-butker-calls-fellow-catholic-jd-vance-defend-unborn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> wrote<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker waves to the fans as he walks to the field at the start of an NFL football training camp on July 27, 2024, in St. Joseph, Missouri. (AP Photo\/Reed Hoffmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Butker&rsquo;s attempts to get Vance to bring Trump further to the right on abortion seem to have backfired. The Ohio senator has touted the campaign&rsquo;s talking point that Trump would veto a national ban on abortion. Furthermore, Trump appears to lack interest in discussing abortion policy with his Catholic running mate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your running mate J.D. Vance has said that you would veto [a national abortion ban]&nbsp;if it did come to your desk,&rdquo; ABC moderator Linsey Davis said during Trump&rsquo;s first debate with Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I didn&rsquo;t discuss it with J.D. in all fairness. J.D. &mdash;&nbsp;and I don&rsquo;t mind if he has a certain view, but I think he was speaking for me, but I really didn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Trump replied.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Butker is just one member of a powerful coalition of conservatives that has butted heads with Trump on abortion policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In April, the head of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America<a href=\"https:\/\/sbaprolife.org\/newsroom\/press-releases\/leading-pro-life-group-responds-president-trump-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> said<\/a> she was &ldquo;deeply disappointed&rdquo; in Trump. Though Trump says &ldquo;the will of the people&rdquo; with varying opinions on abortion laws in different regions across the country should stand, that&rsquo;s not enough for other Republicans such as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He has tried to pull Trump back into a more traditionally socially conservative stance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re turning the pro-life movement into a geographical movement, I think you&rsquo;re making a mistake,&rdquo; he said in July. &ldquo;A child at 15 weeks sucks his thumb, feels pain in California and New York as much as South Carolina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump and Vance arrive at the 9\/11 Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RFK Jr.<\/h2>\n<p>Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign to endorse the former president last month, he has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134583\/health-policy-unifies-trump-kennedy-after-covid-spat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> emerged<\/a> as the premier voice on health policy influencing Trump. He recently said that during conversations with Trump, the former president said he wanted tackling the chronic disease epidemic to be &ldquo;his legacy&rdquo; if he wins a second term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy also announced that Trump and his inner circle had made a &ldquo;general commitment&rdquo; to work together and &ldquo;invited him to form a unity government.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s run for the presidency during the 2024 election cycle posed a tangible threat to Trump. At the height of his campaign, Kennedy garnered roughly 15% of support from the U.S. electorate. With a tight race shaping up between Trump and Harris, courting Kennedy&rsquo;s endorsement and the trust of his supporters appeared to be part of the key to the former president&rsquo;s strategy to clinch a second term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left), who suspended his independent campaign for the White House and endorsed&nbsp;former President Donald Trump, shakes Trump&rsquo;s hand at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since Kennedy dropped out of the race nearly four weeks ago, evidence has piled up that Trump is adopting his message on chronic disease. In posts to social media, the former president frequently backs Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; campaign, which seeks to root conflicts of interest out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-dodges-question-on-teachers-safely-returning-back-to-schools\/\" title=\"Harris dodges question on teachers safely returning back to schools\">federal health agencies<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also echoing Kennedy&rsquo;s rhetoric as he stumps around the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These days, he can be found touting his former rival&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; slogan at rallies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to get toxic chemicals out of our environment, and we&rsquo;re going to get them out of our food supply,&rdquo; Trump said at a recent Pennsylvania event. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to get them out of our bodies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762556\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762556\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**The Influencers Shaping Trump&#8217;s Policy Agenda**<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is in the running for another term in the Oval Office, with just 48 days to go. As he vies to become the 47th president of the United States, many individuals are eager to gain access to his inner circle in hopes of swaying his administration&#8217;s policy direction. From immigration to abortion, Trump has faced pressure from various sides. However, managing these influences is challenging due to his strong personality and reluctance to be easily directed. Below is an overview of those whose advice Trump appears to be following or disregarding as he shapes his policy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>**Stephen Miller**<\/p>\n<p>Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015 with a memorable entrance down a golden escalator but did not mention deportation during that initial speech despite illegal immigration being central to his platform. Fast forward nine years, and at the Republican National Convention in 2024, he explicitly promised &#8220;to launch the largest deportation operation in our country&#8217;s history.&#8221; This shift can largely be attributed to Stephen Miller, a long-time adviser known for his hardline stance on immigration and who played a key role in Trump&#8217;s crackdown on illegal immigration during his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Miller has consistently advocated for increased deportations and even suggested using trains for mass deportations back in November 2017. While Trump occasionally made comments about deportation during his presidency, significant actions were limited; top Republicans often downplayed such rhetoric at that time. However, Miller&#8217;s influence seems more pronounced now as Trump recently detailed plans involving local law enforcement and military resources for future deportation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>**Kellyanne Conway**<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Trump proposed banning TikTok but now boasts over 11 million followers on the app\u2014a change potentially influenced by Kellyanne Conway, one of Trump&#8217;s closest advisers who actively lobbied against such bans while working with conservative groups like Club for Growth. Her advocacy may have contributed significantly to Trump&#8217;s evolving stance on TikTok after initially signing an executive order aimed at banning it.<\/p>\n<p>Conway argued that prohibiting TikTok could alienate voters from the GOP since many supporters were using it as a platform for their political expression.<\/p>\n<p>**Social Conservatives&#8217; Push on Abortion**<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been firm against implementing a national abortion ban despite being a supporter of states&#8217; rights regarding abortion laws following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization. This position has frustrated social conservatives like Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker who have urged him towards stricter anti-abortion policies.<\/p>\n<p>Butker attempted to persuade Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)\u2014a fellow conservative Catholic\u2014to influence Trump&#8217;s views further rightward regarding abortion legislation but faced setbacks when Vance reiterated that Trump would veto any national ban if presented with one.<\/p>\n<p>**Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s Influence**<\/p>\n<p>Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s endorsement of Trump after suspending his own campaign last month, he has emerged as an influential voice concerning health policy within Trump&#8217;s circle. Kennedy revealed that discussions with Trump indicated that addressing chronic disease could become part of Trump&#8217;s legacy if re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s previous candidacy posed competition for Trump; thus securing Kennedy&#8217;s support was likely strategic ahead of what promises to be a close race against Kamala Harris this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Following Kennedy\u2019s exit from politics nearly four weeks ago, evidence suggests that some aspects of Kennedy\u2019s health agenda are being adopted by Trump\u2014most notably through public endorsements related directly tied into Kennedy\u2019s \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d initiative focused on eliminating conflicts within federal health agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2342343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SM.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6219,4326,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2342342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-influence","tag-policy","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SM.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}