Donald Trump Tries To Walk Back His Call To Punish Women Who Get Abortions
It appears to this observer of the 2016 presidential campaign that the Republican electorate that voted Trump the presumptive presidential nominee absolutely does not care what he says from day-to-day on any issue or topic, just as long as he keeps up his derogatory style and his white nationalist/nativist approach.
Every day Trump's opinions change - he's a master flip-flopper - whether it's on the minimum wage or having Larry Kudlow rewrite his tax plan and his recent statements that women should be punished if they get an abortion, is now up for grabs as well.
In an NBC town hall hosted by Chris Matthews, Trump said in no uncertain terms that yes, women should be criminally punished for deciding to have control of their own bodies and get an abortion.
Mathews: ...but the Churches make their moral judgements, but you're running for president of the United States, chief executive of the United States. Do you believe in punishment for abortions, yes or no as a principle?
Trump: The answer is that, (pause) there has to be some form of punishment.
Mathews: For the woman?
Trump: Yea, it has to be some form.
Mathews: Ten years?