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Would Donald Trump Be a Pro-Abortion President?
The Weekly Standard ^ | January 17, 2016 | John McCormack

Posted on 01/20/2016 3:38:22 PM PST by JSDude1

When Ben Carson was rising in the polls, Donald Trump was quick to attack the former neurosurgeon for being "pro-abortion not so long ago."

The attack was more than a bit hypocritical because Trump himself was "very" pro-abortion not so long ago. In 1999, Tim Russert asked Trump if he would support a ban on "abortion in the third-trimester" or "partial-birth abortion."

"No," Trump replied. "I am pro-choice in every respect." Trump explained his views may be the result of his "New York background." Now that Ted Cruz has attacked Trump's "New York values," Trump's views on abortion will be getting a second look by many Republican voters.

During the first Republican presidential debate, Trump explained that he "evolved" on the issue at some unknown point in the last 16 years. "Friends of mine years ago were going to have a child, and it was going to be aborted. And it wasn't aborted. And that child today is a total superstar, a great, great child. And I saw that. And I saw other instances," Trump said. "I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life."

When the Daily Caller's Jamie Weinstein asked Trump if he would have become pro-life if that child had been a loser instead of a "total superstar," Trump replied: "Probably not, but I've never thought of it. I would say no, but in this case it was an easy one because he's such an outstanding person."

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TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; abortion; bobdole; deathpanels; election2016; iowa; judiciary; newyork; obamacare; supremecourt; trump; trumpgasm; zerocare
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To: bigtoona

If even Reagan had been better on Supreme Court nominations we would! just saying..


61 posted on 01/20/2016 7:23:12 PM PST by JSDude1
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To: MeanWestTexan

hahahahahahahahaha laugh of the day.Come on,do you really think she even makes the convention? All evidence points to NOT.


62 posted on 01/20/2016 9:11:09 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: JSDude1

YUP. tRump is a pro abortion nut.


63 posted on 01/22/2016 5:29:15 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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