April 27, 2019 🟡 Significant

Falsely claims doctors and mothers "execute the baby" after birth at Green Bay rally

At a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Trump described a fabricated scenario in which a newborn is delivered, cared for, and then killed by agreement between doctor and mother. He said the doctor and mother "determine whether or not they will execute the baby." PolitiFact rated the claim False, noting that killing a born infant is homicide and illegal everywhere, and that rare late-term procedures involve resuscitation decisions for fetuses with fatal abnormalities. The claim repeated a debunked assertion Trump had made before, using incendiary disinformation to inflame a politically charged issue.

"The baby is born. The mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby." Quote verified against source