Trump says termination rights should be left up to the states, and 40 percent of Americans agree in exclusive Newsweek poll.
Donald Trump’s position on abortion is not as unpopular as you might think, according to an exclusive poll for Newsweek which shows 40 percent of voters agree with the former president on the issue.
The survey conducted for Newsweek by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in February shows that 40 percent of voters agree with Trump that abortion rights should be left to individual state governments. Comparably, 40 percent said the federal government should determine abortion laws and 20 percent said they didn’t know which level of government it should be decided by.
After months of mixed signals, Trump clarified his stance on the issue Monday, a move that is likely to disappoint anti-abortion advocates who hoped he would endorse a national ban on the procedure.
“My view is now that we have abortion where everyone wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state,” Trump said in a video posted to Truth Social.
“Many states will be different. Many will have a different number of weeks, or some will have more conservative than others, and that’s what they will be. At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people.”
Republicans have suffered a series of losses since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Voters, even in red states, have repeatedly voted against abortion referendums, and polls show that the majority of Americans believe the procedure should be legal.
