Trump makes a play for the female vote at women's-only town hall in battleground Georgia, vows to make communities safer to raise families

President Donald J. Trump walked into a charming red barn in the small rural town of Cumming, Georgia, on Tuesday and smiled as he looked around the room to see an audience comprised entirely of women. He traveled to the crucial battleground state in an attempt to win over female voters just weeks before they cast their votes in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election. Women are a key voting demographic the former president needs to gain in order to win back the White House in November, analysts say.
 

The Republican nominee spent the evening fielding questions from single moms, grandmothers, and immigrants, clarifying his positions on women's rights and issues such as the economy, child care, public safety, immigration, abortion, and men competing in women's sports. Mainstream media pundits and Democratic politicians have long painted Trump as anti-women, but those who attended the event appeared to have a different view of the president.

Chants of "Fight! Fight! Fight!" echoed off the wooden panels as Trump entered the barnyard. It wasn't long before a single mom of two kids walked behind the podium to discuss the hardships her family has endured under the Biden-Harris economy, particularly when it comes to child care.

The mother from Milton told Trump that her child tax credit has decreased by nearly 80 percent over the last three years, and the lowest cost of daycare for one child is $1,400 per month. She stated that she could no longer afford to keep up with the costs due to inflation and other economic concerns, and asked the GOP nominee to explain what adjustments he would make so parents could more easily afford to have kids in today's society.


President Donald Trump sat down for a women's-only Town Hall hosted by Fox News' Harris Faulkner. Courtesy: David Avant

President Trump considered affordable child care to be a top priority, explaining that he doubled the child tax credit with the help of his more liberal daughter, Ivanka Trump, under his presidency. Trump asserted that he supports another generous child tax credit, saying, "It's something we have to get done." Both Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, have proposed child tax credits on the campaign trail. Trump's child tax credits would provide $5,000 per child to all families, regardless of income, whereas Harris proposed $3,600 per child for low-income families only, a former Biden-Harris administration policy she said she wants to restore.

The 45th president, an ex-Democrat who has more moderate views, reiterated his pro-abortion stance to the crowd, despite mainstream media and Democratic lawmakers falsely accusing Trump of having the goal to impose a national abortion ban. He said the decision is now up to the states, saying that he believes some Republican-run states have enacted laws that are "too tough" on abortion and indicated they would likely be redone. Trump said the topic of abortion "has torn apart our country for 52 years."

When it comes to another issue important to women, Trump told a mother of three who struggled with infertility that he wholeheartedly supports IVF treatments and is outwardly against any state that would attempt to ban them. The GOP nominee has at least one child who was conceived through IVF and said Republicans are "totally in favor" of the treatments, explaining that conservatives are pro-family and want to increase the number of children they have. While on the campaign trail last month, Trump vowed to have IVF treatments covered by either taxpayers or through insurance.


Women gathered outside the Reid Barn in Cumming, Georgia, to hear President Trump address women's issues. Courtesy: Katie Daviscourt/The Post Millennial

The women in the audience were also concerned about public safety, particularly the rise in violent crime following the defund the police movement in 2020 and illegal immigration. Trump viewed restoring public safety to be a primary goal of his presidency, claiming that he is the law and order candidate who has the full support of law enforcement agencies across the United States. The candidate said he wants parents to be able to raise their children in safe communities.

A mother of a college student who attended the same university as Laken Riley, a 22-year-old woman who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant while going out for a run near campus earlier this year, asked President Trump how quickly he could remove the migrant criminals from the United States so Americans could feel safe in their communities again. Trump vowed to end Democrat-run sanctuary cities through the help of both local and federal law enforcement, telling the mother that when he was president "the border was the safest it ever was in the history of our country."

But perhaps the most simple policy answer Trump gave pertained to concerns about trans-identified biological men competing in women's sports, which he vowed to ban, explaining, "You just ban it. The president bans it, and it gets banned."

The exclusive Town Hall was hosted by Fox News' Harris Faulkner, which brought hundreds of American women to the little town just northeast of Atlanta. Women make up the largest group of active and registered voters in the United States, and the intimate setting gave the 45th president the opportunity to try to win their vote, just weeks ahead of the election. Faulkner served as a moderator while women from all different backgrounds addressed the former president one by one, vying to gain a better understanding of why women should vote for Trump instead of his female challenger, Kamala Harris.


President Trump made a play for the female vote in battleground Georgia. Courtesy: David Avant

While Kamala Harris has the possibility to become the first female US president, it was obvious throughout the evening that not all women are seduced by identity politics, with some opposing Harris' candidacy despite her gender. However, data shows that women are presently driving Vice President Harris' slim 3-point edge over Trump. But, Trump has a commanding lead among male voters, a demographic in which Harris has struggled to gain traction. The Trump campaign has mostly appealed to male voters, therefore increasing Trump's appeal to women is vital for a Trump-Vance victory.

There were many laughs and a few tears shed throughout the night, but the all-female audience seemed to agree on one thing: they were better off when Trump was president.