Chris Christie on Wednesday that he thought Trump “misspoke” when he said there should be “some form of punishment” for women who get abortions.
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First off, the neurosurgeon said he agreed with Trump’s subsequent statement that “the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman”.
In recent days, Trump has suggested that if abortions became illegal under his presidency women who obtain them should face criminal punishment, only to subsequently back off his position.
Trump’s accidental spotlight on one of the most inconvenient truths of the Republican platform – that outlawing abortion means hurting women – may not last long.
Trump has won support from Republican voters for selling himself as a Washington outsider.
Anti-abortion activists traditionally have avoided placing blame on women who undergo abortions, but have focused on those who perform the procedure.
When Donald Trump announced his plan to ban all Muslims from entering the United States, people had a lot of questions. But I also think it’s important to draw some pretty clear lines between what I think most Americans, and certainly what I know most New Yorkers believe about who we are as a people, what the values of our country are, against some of what we’re hearing from the other side.
Clinton’s attack is exactly what many pro-life leaders predicted would happen after Trump’s initial remark.
Pressed to say he would not use nuclear weapons in Europe, he said: “I’m not going to take it off the table”.
Donald Trump is under fire once again for taking Republican rhetoric to its logical conclusion.
Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich sent supporters on their behalf to make the case that they should be backed by North Dakota’s delegates at the Cleveland convention in July. He also sounded some general election notes, warning that Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton would push policies that kill jobs in places like North Dakota.
His comments came as he worked to defend his stance on women’s issues in the wake of an ongoing argument with GOP rival Ted Cruz over the candidates’ wives and after a public fued with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. “There was a misspeak here, and you have a presidential candidate who clarified the record”.
Earlier this year, Cramer conducted a nonbinding online presidential straw poll which had Trump receiving 1,745 out of 4,740 votes in the poll, or 37.7 percent.
Arguing he has been treated unfairly by the establishment, Trump, during the CNN event when asked if he still agrees to the pledge, said: “No, I don’t anymore”.
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TRUMP: Yeah, but I do have my opinions on it, but I’d rather – I just don’t think it’s an appropriate forum.
