Trump brags about ‘amazing’ end to Roe v. Wade at evangelical conference — but claims it should be left up to states
Former President Donald Trump bragged about the “amazing” accomplishment of ending Roe v. Wade on Saturday — before telling a mostly evangelical crowd he supported pregnancy termination in some situations.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee made the comments at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Washington DC just two days before the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe.
“I want to thank the six Supreme Court justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett — for the wisdom and the courage they showed on this long-term, very contentious issue. This has been a long time it’s been fought,” Trump said.
“We did something that was amazing.”
While applauding the decision, Trump made clear that he still believes the right to abortion should still be up to individual states.
“The big problem was it was caught up in the federal government, but the people will decide, and that’s the way it should be. The people are now deciding. Some states are a little bit more conservative, and some states are much more liberal,” he continued. “Every voter has to go with your heart.”
The applause for the GOP frontrunner was heavy throughout his speech until he told the crowd he believes in abortion in cases of rape and incest or to save the life of the mother.
The 2024 presidential candidate has repeatedly taken credit for the reversal of Roe v. Wave on the campaign trail, but had deferred questions about his position on a national ban until just a few weeks earlier.
In April, he posted a video to his Truth Social page stating that the stage at which pregnancy termination could be permitted should differ from state to state.
He has also warned abortion can be tricky politically for Republicans, emphasizing that the party has to win elections before pushing the hot-button issue.
His Saturday statements against such a prohibition mark a stark deviation from those in attendance of the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference.
Many members of the evangelical movement, a key part of his support base, have expected him to throw more support behind abortion.
With Post Wires
