Dear John,
I just read that the Trump-Vance administration is evaluating policies to get women to have more children.
I’m a mom of three, I love kids. Let’s see what they have to say.
Their big idea? Teaching women about our menstrual cycles.
No, really.
Grown women don’t need lectures from Donald Trump or JD Vance about our bodies. What we need are policymakers actually doing something to make it easier and more affordable to raise a family.
It’s true that many Americans are delaying having kids or choosing not to have them. That’s their choice, and they should be free to make that choice. But we also know that plenty of people want to grow their families, but they’re choosing not to because child care, housing, healthcare, and college are all way too expensive.
If Trump and Vance are serious about helping Americans start their families, they should be proposing policies to bring down the cost of things like child care. Those are the biggest chunks of a family’s budget, and Americans know it.
Trump’s signature tariff policy is making everything more expensive for us—from groceries to baby products.
And he and his advisors think lessons about periods are the answer?
Get real.
—Katie
PS: If you didn’t already see, I filmed a video about this topic. Watch here!
