Posted on 02/18/2016 3:19:08 PM PST by Kazan
In the second part of an interview with David Brody of CBN, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he thinks the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that ushered in an era of 48 million abortions was “wrongly decided.†Trump said he would appoint “very good judges†who would ultimately “change it†but he opposed roe without specifically saying it should be overturned.
“It’s been very strongly decided but it can be changed,†Trump told Brody. “Things are put there and they’re passed but they can be unpassed with time but it’s going to take time because you have a lot of judges to go.â€
This part of the interview with CBN follows a portion that saw Trump commit for the first time to signing a bill to defend the Planned Parenthood abortion business — though the candidate said he still thinks Planned Parenthood does some good things.
Here’s the partial transcript and video of the interview:
David Brody: “Roe V. Wade: do you think it should be overturned and would you put Supreme Court Justices or would you look at Supreme Court Justices that felt that way.â€
Donald Trump: “I will put people on that are going to be very very good and constitutionalists and they’re going to do a good job but it’s going to take a long time.†(Partial Transcription)
David Brody: “But beyond judges, do you believe Roe V. Wade was wrongly decided back in the day, back in 1973?â€
Donald Trump: ‘Well I do. It’s been very strongly decided but it can be changed. Things are put there and they’re passed but they can be unpassed with time but it’s going to take time because you have a lot of judges to go.â€
Previously, Trump issued an op-ed condemning Roe v. Wade but stopped short of saying it should be reversed.
God Bless Donald Trump and his family. This guy is running for President with mostly his own money and better yet he doesn’t need this job. He is running selflessly in order to fix the country.
Vote Donald Trump.
He seems to be saying a lot of things we want to hear, however.
Glad to see Trump taking a stronger pro life position.
So it’ll be a states rights deal.
Yup.
Thank you Donald Trump.
Hahaah Now we know Donald lies too.
Exactly. How much of this is he saying just to get votes, and much does he actually mean it with conviction? On the latter I’m guessing very little.
Trump posters remind me of the Apple posters.
Trump posters remind me of the Apple posters.
I do not.
The real question is whether he actually believes what he's saying right now, or is it just mindless campaign promises.
At the moment, campaign promises are all he can produce.
And they aren't worth spit.
Okay. Now to those who believe that, I have a bridge I would like to sell them.
Trump will say anything and everything to “make a deal”. Used car salesman in a pink tie.
Yes, it is.
Sounds great! But can we believe him???
I feel the same with Cruz......all talk and nothing done in the Senate. And I could care less about the Supreme Court nonsense. He had a 5-4 Court so he only had to make sure Kennedy was on his side......not very challenging if you think about it. The filibusters he has done resulted in nothing......Obamacare still here....planned parenthood still financed. Cruz really is a talker and not a doer.
Well THAT will get some people’s notice.
I know, on the surface he doesn’t always seem to make sense. Wants to do this, but isn’t gung ho on defunding the non-abortion wing of PP.
But he’s threading the needle here. If Donald manages to do even half of this... it will be quite interesting.
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