Trump says he is 'looking at' policies that would restrict birth control access

Former President Donald Trump signaled during a new interview that he's open to some restrictions on birth control, saying that he will soon be releasing a policy on that issue.

In an interview airing Tuesday with political analyst Jon Delano at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Trump was asked if he supports any restrictions on a person's right to contraception.

"We’re looking at that and I'm going to have a policy on that very shortly and I think it’s something you’ll find interesting," Trump said. "I think it’s a smart decision. We’ll be releasing it very soon."

Asked if that means he may want to support some restrictions, Trump said, "You know also, things really do have a lot to do with the states and some states are going to have different policy than others."

Later Tuesday, Trump said in all caps on his Truth Social website that he had "never, and will never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control." He added, also in all caps, "I do not support a ban on birth control and neither with the Republican party."

The Biden-Harris presidential campaign posted clips from the TV interview on X and spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said in a statement, “Women across the country are already suffering from Donald Trump’s post-Roe nightmare, and if he wins a second term, it’s clear he wants to go even further by restricting access to birth control and emergency contraceptives."

She added, "It’s not enough for Trump that women’s lives are being put at risk, doctors are being threatened with jail time, and extreme bans are being enacted with no exceptions for rape or incest. He wants to rip away our freedom to access birth control too"

Reached for comment Tuesday, a Trump campaign official said that in the same interview, Trump said he