Trump fears that the termination of Roe v. Wade will likely have political consequences.
Donald Trump Predicts Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade on Republican Party
During a campaign stop in South Dakota, Donald Trump, who recently received an endorsement from Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), passionately discussed the topic of abortion at a rally. While defending restrictions on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, Trump offered a dire assessment of the potential political consequences that reining in abortion access might have for the Republican Party.
“Last year, those justices bravely and incredibly ruled on something that everybody has wanted for decades, for 51 years,” Trump said. “They ruled to end Roe v. Wade. That was a big thing. And it’s probably cost us, politically, because the other side got energized. You know, they’re the radicals, not the pro-lifers. But now pro-lifers have a tremendous power to negotiate.”
According to the South Dakota Constitution, abortion is currently banned except in cases of life endangerment. The trigger ban, which went into effect immediately after the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, declares any person who ”performs, procures or advises” an abortion guilty of a felony.
Trump continued, drawing a parallel to Ronald Reagan’s stance on the issue: “But like Ronald Reagan before me, I support the three exceptions — for rape, incest, and life of the mother. Not everybody does. I think a large portion do. I think you should, but again, that’s your own feeling.”
This visit marked Trump’s first time in South Dakota since 2020. As he has not publicly named a vice president pick, speculation surrounds Gov. Kristi Noem as a potential candidate. Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, are currently competing against several other Republican contenders, including Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Will Hurd, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Ron DeSantis, Larry Elder, Perry Johnson, and Vivek Ramaswamy, in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
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