https://apnews.com/article/trump-abortion-florida-six-weeks-ae0ce47cb2af82a6586fa19235ea2226
Trump says he’ll vote to uphold Florida abortion ban after seeming to signal he’d support repeal
Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban, a day after he seemed to indicate he would vote in favor of the measure.
Trump has said he thinks Florida’s ban is a mistake and said in an interview with Fox News Channel on Friday, “I think six weeks, you need more time.” But then he said, “at the same time, the Democrats are radical,” and he repeated false claims he has frequently made about late-term abortions and said that he opposed allowing abortions up until nine months.
“So I’ll be voting no for that reason,” said Trump, who is registered to vote at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
Trump drew backlash from abortion opponents who support him when he seemed to signal in another interview on Thursday that he would vote in favor of the ballot measure and repeal the six week ban when he said, “I am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks.”
Amid the blowback his campaign quickly issued a statement saying that Trump had not actually said how he would vote but “simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short.”
@vivify saidThe explanation is quite simple, and has been obvious to people with their eyes open for a long time. Trump has no principles, no morals, and no scruples. He is simply an opportunist.
Can't wait for all the conservative posters to chime in on what a pussy Trump is for flip-flopping.
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@moonbus saidTrump is not the problem here, his supporters are. "Flip-flopping" is apparently a problem when everyone except Trump does it.
The explanation is quite simple, and has been obvious to people with their eyes open for a long time. Trump has no principles, no morals, and no scruples. He is simply an opportunist.
Same for being a liar, convicted criminal, etc.
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@vivify saidTrump makes himself more irrelevant every time he dodges and his campaign spins it. He’s all sizzle, no steak.
Trump is not the problem here, his supporters are. "Flip-flopping" is apparently a problem when everyone except Trump does it.
Same for being a liar, convicted criminal, etc.
@Mott-The-Hoople saidYou're retarded, Mott.
how do you flip flop if you have never stated you view?
you libs are despicable
Trump clearly said he'd vote "no" and clearly stated the ban was a "mistake" before flip-flopping due to conservative backlash.
@Mott-The-Hoople saidHere’s a list of his statements about abortion legislation:
no he didn’t…
simply provide a quote where he stated his position, or else admit you are lying
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/politics/trump-abortion-stances-timeline/index.html
Quote:
October 24, 1999
While publicly exploring a presidential campaign leading up to the 2000 election, Trump told “Meet the Press,” “I’m very pro-choice,” suggesting his views were shaped by New York’s liberal politics.
“I hate the concept of abortion,” he said. “But still, I just believe in choice.”
end quote.
Don’t call it “flip-flopping.” Say he “evolved.”
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@Mott-The-Hoople saidIt's in the OP.
no he didn’t…
simply provide a quote where he stated his position, or else admit you are lying
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@vivify saidno its not in the Op...the left wing source you quote state "Trumps SEEMS , not DOES. that is their opinion, opinions are not facts.
It's in the OP.
Damn you people are desperate.
A flip flop is when you HAVE VOTED previously for something, then change to against it. Like harris voting against fracking, now says she is for fracking, that is a flip flop
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@moonbus saidwhat part of "choice" do you not understand?
Here’s a list of his statements about abortion legislation:
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/politics/trump-abortion-stances-timeline/index.html
Quote:
October 24, 1999
While publicly exploring a presidential campaign leading up to the 2000 election, Trump told “Meet the Press,” “I’m very pro-choice,” suggesting his views were shaped by New York’s liberal politi ...[text shortened]... I just believe in choice.”
end quote.
Don’t call it “flip-flopping.” Say he “evolved.”
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@Mott-The-Hoople saidTrump's exact words, from the OP:
no its not in the Op...the left wing source you quote state "Trumps SEEMS , not DOES. that is their opinion, opinions are not facts.
“I am going to be voting that we need more than six weeks.”
That would mean he's voting in favor of repealing the six-week ban.
Christ, you're slow.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-many-abortion-positions-timeline-rcna146601
A timeline of Trump's many, many positions on abortion
Trump’s positions on abortion have been a roller coaster for decades. At one point in 2015, during his run for president, he took “five positions on abortion in three days,” according to The Washington Post and as NBC News detailed at the time.
Here are some of the highlights:
October 1999: 'I am very pro-choice'
In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump said, “I am very pro-choice. I hate the concept of abortion. ... I just believe in choice. Again, it may be a little bit of a New York background, because there is some different attitude in some different parts of the country. ... I was raised in New York and grew up and worked and everything else in New York City. But I am strongly pro-choice."
Asked whether he would ban any abortion, including “partial-birth” abortion, Trump said: “No. I am pro-choice in every respect in as far as it goes. But I just hate it.”
February 2011: 'I am pro-life'
In a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference while considering a 2012 run for the White House, Trump laid out his positions, including a new posture on abortion.
“I am pro-life," he said.