Why did Republicans underperform during the 2022 mid-terms? That question has become a near-constant point of contention on the right.

Was it a candidate quality issue? I’d argue that was certainly the case in several high-profile races, but that’s obviously not the only thing that plagued the GOP. There was also a lack of coherent messaging from leadership, and in many important races, Democrats were simply able to outspend their opponents by large margins. The RNC’s inability to harvest votes and bank early votes didn’t help either.

Donald Trump is looking elsewhere for an explanation, though. In an eyebrow-raising rant on Sunday, he appeared to blame pro-lifers for GOP woes.

I’m not here to bag on Trump just for the sake of bagging on him. I get that he has a lot of supporters who still want him to be the guy in 2024. That’s fair enough, but this statement is concerning, to say the least.