Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that “there has to be an exception” for abortion.
President Trump has made his stance on abortion clear, telling 77 WABC radio host Sid Rosenberg that he does not “allow” abortions in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger. I have to,” he said.
“Democrats have a radical theory because they’re willing to abort babies even after they’re nine months old or after they’re born. I saw a former Virginia governor say that even after the baby was born. And nobody, that’s not acceptable to anybody. No, I believe in exceptions, and that’s very important,” Trump told Rosenberg. “Three exceptions, by the way, are the same as Ronald Reagan. And, um, there are exceptions, but then maybe you can find the time and get the country together on that issue. yeah.”
“You know, other civilized countries in the world have standards, they have standards. And that’s what we have to have,” the former president continued. “But in my opinion, you have to follow your heart. And again, you have to follow your heart. People who want to take a tougher stance on this They don’t want exceptions under any circumstances.”
“My attitude is there needs to be an exception for rape, incest, the life of the mother… oh, there needs to be an exception,” Trump said.
President Trump explained that he has “never had a problem” with the abortion issue. The 2024 Republican candidate said abortion “should be a federal issue,” emphasizing his belief that the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade rightfully moved the issue back to the state level. When Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Authority was decided in June 2022, a 6-3 majority of justices upheld Mississippi’s 15-week limit on abortions. (Related: Biden chooses to omit word ‘abortion’ during State of the Union address)
“The radicals are Democrats, because they don’t care if you have an abortion at 9 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, 6 months. Nobody wants that. No one wants to. So if you have an exception, you do the exception, and my understanding is that about 80% of Republicans have an exception,” Trump said. .
Trump said it was important for Republicans to allow three exceptions to abortion to win the election, noting that “even the hardliners” agreed to the 15-week standard. The former president previously accused many Republican candidates of not doing enough to address the abortion issue in the 2022 midterm elections on Truth Social in January 2023.
“I think others are also participating because you guys have to win the election. You have to win. I say to people, some people, you know, they’re very I’m a hardliner, and I say, “Here’s the problem.” We have to win the election. ‘If we don’t do that, we’re right back where we started,” Trump said.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a problem with this, and a lot of people have,” he continued. “You know, we lost a lot of seats because of that. And it’s just because of unrealistic views. At the same time, you have to follow your heart.”
