Former President Donald Trump said this on Wednesday The Arizona Supreme Court went too far in its ruling the state’s 160-year-old almost total abortion ban could be enforced.
Trump made this comment after landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport before the campaign.
“Yes, they did,” Trump said when asked about the trial justices whether they went too far. “It’s going to be fixed, and as you know, it’s all about states’ rights.”
The former president predicted the Arizona governor and others would “bring it back to mind.”
Although he said that the court overstepped, Trump also reiterated his position that the issue of abortion should be left to the discretion of the states.
“This is the will of the people,” he said, adding that he would not sign a national abortion ban as president.
Under the 1864 law, anyone who performs the procedure or helps a woman receive this care faces felony charges and two to five years in prison. The law includes an exception to save a woman’s life.
President Joe Biden’s campaign responded to Trump’s remarks by saying the former president “owns the suffering and chaos going on right now, including in Arizona, because he proudly overthrew Roe.”
“Trump lies all the time — about everything — but he has one track record: banning abortion at every opportunity,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement.
“On day one, the guy who wants to be a dictator will use every tool at his disposal to ban abortion across the country, with or without Congress, and running away from reporters like a coward on his private jet won’t change that reality,” Tyler said.
After his initial comments about the verdict, Trump was asked while stopping at Chick-fil-A whether abortion doctors should be punished.
“I’ll leave that to the states,” he said. “You know, everything we’re doing now is states and states’ rights, and we want to give it back to the states, because it’s been a struggle for 53 years, and now the states are dealing with it, and some are handling it very well. and others will manage it very well.”
Trump’s statements follow he said on Monday abortion laws and policies should be governed by individual states. However, he did not take a position on the possibility of a national abortion ban, which has been pushed by conservatives in Congress, including many of his allies.
“I think we now have an abortion that everyone wants from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or by legislation, or maybe both, and whatever they decide should be the law of the land,” Trump added. More than a four-minute video posted on his Truth Social account.
His stance echoed that of some Republicans who want Trump to promote the possibility of a national ban. For example, Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., criticized Trump in a statement. “Dobbs does not legally require that result, and the pro-life movement has always been about the well-being of the unborn, not about geography,” he said.
Some Arizona Republicans have distanced themselves from them The ruling, including GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake, previously called the law a “great piece of legislation.”
Trump’s comments at the airport on Wednesday came after he greeted a small crowd of supporters. Speaking to the cameras, Trump slammed President Joe Biden and his leadership, saying he had “abandoned Israel” and repeated a line he had recently voiced.
“Any Jew who voted for Democrats or voted for Biden should have his head checked,” he said.
Jake Traylor contributed.