Trump says US government has 'vital role' opposing abortion, won't say if he backs national ban

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT today

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said the federal government should play a “vital role” opposing abortion but again failed to provide specifics on what national restrictions he would support if elected to the White House again.

Trump’s remarks to a group of influential evangelicals Saturday on the anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning the national right to an abortion stood in contrast to that of his former vice president and 2024 rival Mike Pence.

Pence, speaking at the same conference a day earlier, challenged every GOP presidential candidate to support the passage of a national ban on abortions at least as early as 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Trump, the GOP front-runner, has been reluctant to endorse a national ban and has suggested restrictions should be left to the states. He has even suggested that pushing for increased abortion restrictions would be a political liability for Republicans, despite his three Supreme Court nominees making up the majority of justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last year.




Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-abortion-evangelicals-supreme-court-3bf88968fcd6d7170abaa31ca3084fa8

[Firestorm49]

1. " Won't say"?? Of course. So now we know his intent.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Not interested in a serial rapist's opinion

Nor are any independent minded women and men. This gains him zero new votes but definitely makes him look waffley with his base.

[SamKnause]

3. Fuck off mushroom dick.

No one cares what you think.

You and your dumbass cult members don't even know what an abortion is.

Anyone who refers to a cluster of cells as a baby needs to keep their dumbass mouth shut.

The majority of you don't even know anything about a woman's body.

You are ignorant.

[Ponietz]

4. I want this criminal's view on political matters as much as I want

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Al Capone’s thoughts on my flower arrangements. It offends to read his name until he is imprisoned. Fuck this gaslight scum bullshit. Its an outrage.

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. Who cares WTF he says?

I certainly don't.

[twodogsbarking]

8. You don't get to decide. The media decides against all of us.

[keep_left]

7. All this talk from the guy who went on Howard Stern to discuss aborting Tiffany, ...

...his (unwanted) daughter with Marla Maples.

I think last time it was "post-birth abortion" or other nonsense. Trump must get this stuff blast faxed to him from all the forced-birth groups and then he just cuts it up and rearranges it like a Scrabble game. He can't possibly believe any of this stuff. After all, there's that infamous quote from a Howard Stern interview: "what are we going to do about this", where "this" = Marla Maples being pregnant with Tiffany.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17853520 (more at link)

[speak easy]

9. STFU loser

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Vital Role Opposing it by Feds, Is Supporting a National Ban

[Sailingdiver]

11. We've got a huge obligation opposing this asshole (NT)

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. I hate that asshole.

The prospect of hearing his whiny voice or seeing his bloated torso for the next 18 months makes me physically ill.