Former President Donald Trump said if elected in November, he would not sign a bill to ban abortions at the federal level.
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Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would not sign a nationwide ban on abortion if he wins a second term as president, just two days after he vowed to leave abortion rights up to individual states after months of staying mum on the issue—but didn’t explicitly say whether he’d back some limits on the procedure at the federal level.Key Facts
Trump made the declaration speaking to reporters on a tarmac in Georgia, shaking his head and saying “no” when asked if he would sign a bill as president imposing a national ban.
The former president’s comments come two days after he outlined one of his firmest stances on abortion in a video on his social media platform Truth Social, saying he believes states—and not the federal government—should decide whether or not to restrict abortion, adding those state decisions “must be the law of the land.
