History: Trump to Be First President to Attend March For Life Rally

Julio Rosas | January 22, 2020 6:15 PM

It was announced on Wednesday President Trump will be speaking at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., making him the first president to attend the pro-life event.

INBOX: President Trump will be attending Friday's 47th annual March for Life, making him the first president in history to do so.
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) January 22, 2020

The March for Life is honored to announce @realDonaldTrump will be the first U.S. President to speak at the March for Life Rally. Thank you, President Trump, for being a voice for the unborn and continuously working to build a culture of life. https://t.co/lojZssLeim
— March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 22, 2020

Trump addressed the rally from the White House's Rose Garden in 2018 and had Vice President Mike Pence attend in his place in 2019.

Hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans made their voices heard this month. We are a pro-life generation. Thank you for marching for life!

Join us again at the March for Life on January 24, 2020. #whywemarch pic.twitter.com/v8PlC46T77
— March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 31, 2019

See you on Friday...Big Crowd! https://t.co/MFyWLG4HFZ
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2020

The rally will be on Friday morning with a march throughout the nation's capital in the afternoon.

"Today, I’m honored and really proud to be the first President to stand with you here at the White House to address the 45th March for Life. That’s very, very special — 45th March for Life," Trump said in 2018. "And this is a truly remarkable group. Today, tens of thousands of families, students, and patriots — and, really, just great citizens — gather here in our nation’s capital. You come from many backgrounds, many places. But you all come for one beautiful cause: to build a society where life is celebrated, protected, and cherished."