A trio of presidential hopefuls refrained from attacking each other. But one drew a strong contrast between himself and President Trump, who skipped the event.
DES MOINES, Iowa–Seated at a mock Thanksgiving dinner table decorated with autumn leaves, a trio of presidential candidates politely took turns going “beyond the talking points” to explain why they value “the sanctity of life.”
In response to that question from a moderator at the 2023 Presidential Thanksgiving Family Forum here on Friday, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed the sorrow they felt as each of their wives suffered an initial miscarriage.
And former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley expressed gratitude for her husband, whose birth mother gave him up for adoption. She disclosed that she and her husband had trouble conceiving their two children–and feel blessed to have them.
Those intensely personal stories resonated with the capacity crowd of 800 evangelicals who gathered for the Family Leader Foundation’s forum at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown Hotel.
Before the event began, attendees were warned not to “boo” candidates; everyone was admonished to behave as if they were having a…
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