Trump Suggests He Will Support Florida’s Pro-Choice Amendment

Former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly bragged about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, seemed to suggest on Thursday that he will vote in favor of Florida’s pro-choice amendment that will be in front of voters in November.

“I think the six weeks is too short, it has to be more time,” Trump told NBC News, referring to the state’s six-week abortion ban that went into effect in May. When the NBC News reporter asked the former president if that means he will vote in favor of the abortion rights amendment, he responded: “I’m gonna be voting that we need more than six weeks.”

Trump has repeatedly, and falsely, claimed that “everybody wanted Roe v. Wade terminated for years,” ever since the 1973 ruling was handed down. He emphasized that he does believe in abortion exceptions in cases of rape, incest and when the mother’s life is at risk.

The former president has been asked multiple times how he would vote on Florida’s Amendment 4, which would restore abortion access in the state until fetal viability in the state.

Earlier this month, Trump, a Florida resident, told reporters he believes “the vote [on the amendment] will go in a little more liberal way than people thought.” A recent poll of Florida voters found that nearly 70% of respondents said they would vote in favor of Amendment 4.

But Trump has generally pivoted away from the question or given non-answers — similar to how he has discussed abortion care as a whole on the campaign trail.

The GOP presidential nominee has been scrambling to define his abortion stance since it has become apparent that the topic is a losing issue for Republicans. Despite his long history of anti-abortion policy, he’s been somewhat critical of abortion restrictions, stating