Let’s remember. It was in 2016. Donald Trump, in the middle of the presidential race, said a phrase that will remain engraved in memories: “Grab them by the p****.»
Yes, this statement shocked and scandalized. A sentence of brutal machismo, unworthy of any man, and even more so of a presidential candidate. But most disturbingly, this shocking outing was not an isolated slip-up. It already announced, like a dark omen, the political line that would follow, with decisions aimed at gradually reducing women’s access to their most fundamental rights, notably abortion.
Tonight, a new presidential election. And the stakes have never been so important. American women are at the heart of this election, strategically and symbolically. In this tense context, each female voice resonates like a clap of thunder, a response to those who would like to decide for them. This female vote is not a simple electoral choice; it is a weapon, a reaffirmation of sovereignty, a way of telling politicians that to touch women’s rights is to risk their own destruction.
The opportunity is historic. Americans can, through an act as simple as casting a ballot, remind everyone that every setback on their rights is a betrayal of past struggles, a threat to those to come. Because voting means telling decision-makers that we will not play with women’s freedom like we play pawns on a political chessboard. This message must be clear: they will not let their daughters and granddaughters grow up in a country where they would have fewer rights, fewer choices than today.
Imagine them, behind the voting booth, alone with this little piece of paper. In this moment, they are powerful, invincible. Donald Trump perhaps wanted to reduce them to an indecent slogan, to a controllable object. But in truth, tonight, it is they who are holding him by the family jewels. Because, beyond any vulgarity, the real message is there: the control belongs to them. It is in their hands that the future of this nation rests.
