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George was threatened with death by abortion rights extremist [[Theodore Shulman]], who also targeted [[Priests for Life]] director Rev. [[Frank Pavone]], saying that they would be killed if the accused killer of Dr. [[George Tiller]] (a [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] abortion-provider) was acquitted.<ref name="nydn">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abortion-extremist-faces-4-year-jail-term-article-1.1076120 |title=Abortion extremist faces 4-year jail term |last=Gearty |first=Robert |date=May 10, 2012 |newspaper=New York Daily News |access-date=June 27, 2016 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920160811/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abortion-extremist-faces-4-year-jail-term-article-1.1076120 |url-status=live }}</ref> For his crimes, Shulman was sentenced by Federal Judge [[Paul A. Crotty]] to 41 months' imprisonment and 3 years' [[United States federal probation and supervised release#Supervised release|supervised release]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25797/pro-choice-terrorist-sentenced-for-death-threats-against-pro-lifers |title='Pro-choice terrorist' sentenced for death threats against pro-lifers |publication-place=New York, NY |date=October 4, 2012 |website=[[Catholic News Agency]] |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721111113/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25797/pro-choice-terrorist-sentenced-for-death-threats-against-pro-lifers |url-status=live }}</ref> |
George was threatened with death by abortion rights extremist [[Theodore Shulman]], who also targeted [[Priests for Life]] director Rev. [[Frank Pavone]], saying that they would be killed if the accused killer of Dr. [[George Tiller]] (a [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] abortion-provider) was acquitted.<ref name="nydn">{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abortion-extremist-faces-4-year-jail-term-article-1.1076120 |title=Abortion extremist faces 4-year jail term |last=Gearty |first=Robert |date=May 10, 2012 |newspaper=New York Daily News |access-date=June 27, 2016 |archive-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920160811/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/abortion-extremist-faces-4-year-jail-term-article-1.1076120 |url-status=live }}</ref> For his crimes, Shulman was sentenced by Federal Judge [[Paul A. Crotty]] to 41 months' imprisonment and 3 years' [[United States federal probation and supervised release#Supervised release|supervised release]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25797/pro-choice-terrorist-sentenced-for-death-threats-against-pro-lifers |title='Pro-choice terrorist' sentenced for death threats against pro-lifers |publication-place=New York, NY |date=October 4, 2012 |website=[[Catholic News Agency]] |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721111113/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/25797/pro-choice-terrorist-sentenced-for-death-threats-against-pro-lifers |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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George endorsed Texas Senator [[Ted Cruz]] in the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016|2016 Republican presidential primaries]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://religionnews.com/2016/03/19/conservative-catholics-endorse-ted-cruz-as-trump-alternative/ |title=Conservative Catholics endorse Ted Cruz as Trump alternative |last=Gibson |first=David |date=March 19, 2016 |publisher=Religion News |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721073153/https://religionnews.com/2016/03/19/conservative-catholics-endorse-ted-cruz-as-trump-alternative/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In his own words, he "fiercely opposed" the candidacy of [[Donald Trump]], saying that he was "a person of poor character." In July 2017, after Trump had become president, George praised his nomination of [[Neil Gorsuch]] to the Supreme Court. However, he characterized his attempts to restrict immigration to the United States from certain countries as "unnecessary and therefore unjust." He went on to say, "One thing you have to say for President Trump is that he has been fortunate in his enemies. Although he gives them plenty to legitimately criticize him about, they always go overboard and thus discredit themselves with the very people who elected Mr. Trump and may well re-elect him."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/robert-george-on-us-society-our-divisions-are-very-deep |title=Robert George on US Society: 'Our Divisions Are Very Deep' |last=Bunson |first=Matthew E. |date=July 19, 2017 |newspaper=National Catholic Register |access-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180227052844/http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/robert-george-on-us-society-our-divisions-are-very-deep |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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