The attempted kidnapping has a parallel with the overwhelming evangelical support for Trump. For the pre-Gilead women who perceived their value as dependent on motherhood, the fertility crisis may have been emotionally shattering. Trump's evangelical followers have seen their world turned upside down in just a couple of decades, with white men losing some of their privileged status, a non-white president, the strong possibility of a female president, and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Both may have reinforced a view that they're entitled by their god to take from others, whether it's rights or babies.