Trump to Decide ‘Pretty Soon’ on a National Abortion Policy

Trump is looking to craft an abortion policy that would make ‘both sides’ of the debate happy.
Trump to Decide ‘Pretty Soon’ on a National Abortion Policy
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage with supporters, campaign staff, and family members for a primary night party at the Sheraton in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump will reveal his stance on a national abortion ban soon and warned Republicans not to push for stringent laws that could adversely affect elections.

Last month, a New York Times article suggested that President Trump could support a 16-week national ban on abortion. Asked about the rumor in a March 17 interview with Fox, the former president said, “We’re going to find out and pretty soon I’m going to be making a decision. And I would like to see if we could do that at all, I would like to see if we could make both sides happy.” The Democrats “are the radicals on this issue because [they think] it’s okay to have an abortion in seven, eight, nine months, and even after birth.