A leader leads, and not by following popular opinion, that's what the country hungers for, a leader, and that's why Trump is the front runner and will no doubt remain the front runner to your obvious chagrin and the nonstop cacophony of Trump-hating shrill voices.
This issue of punishing the mother is not a profile in courage. Any candidate for any race in American who advocates punishing the mother loses the race. It is that nuclear of an issue. If you wish for Trump to advocate this issue, include it in the platform of the party and make ads about to demonstrate his fearless nature, be my guest. If he does, you will never see Trump as president, which I'm OK with, so please proceed.