In the wake of dismal polling numbers among women, President Donald Trump is throwing a Hail Mary ahead of the November midterm elections. Too bad it’s all talk.

On Oct. 19, the president signed an executive order creating a new Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health, as well as a task force within the White House dedicated to women’s health.

The task force will be headed by Health and Human Services Secretary (and noted anti-vaxxer) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

“Beginning today, we will change the reality of women’s health,” first lady Melania Trump said during public remarks at the announcement. “Previous generations fought for women’s rights. Our generation will fight to discover the cures that will ensure a woman can live her life in health and to the fullest.”

That would be a great sentiment if the executive order was paired with congressional funding, if the initiative was the first of its kind, or if Trump wasn’t the architect of the........

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