Trump vows he'll have a 'statement' on abortion 'next week'

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that his campaign would address the issue of abortion next week, a move that comes just after a Florida court paved the way for a six-week ban on the procedure.

At a campaign rally here, Trump addressed a question from NBC News: “Do you support the six-week abortion ban the Florida Supreme Court just upheld?”

Amid audible boos from the crowd, Trump, a Florida resident, responded.

“We will be making a statement next week on abortion," he said as he shook hands with others on the stage.

President Joe Biden and his campaign were quick with a dig at Trump.

"You already made your statement, Donald," Biden tweeted, attaching a past post by Trump with certain words circled in red: "I was able to kill Roe v. Wade."

“Donald Trump said that women should be punished for having an abortion, is running on a national ban, and supports cruel state bans like Florida’s,” Biden campaign spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said in a statement. “Trump is ‘proud’ he overturned Roe v. Wade, and he is responsible for every extreme abortion ban, every attack on contraception, and every cruel, dangerous restriction placed on women because of it.”

The question came after Florida's Supreme Court allowed for the six-week ban, making it one of the most restrictive laws in the nation.

Abortion is among the thorniest of issues for Trump’s candidacy. While he is quick to remind conservatives that he appointed three Supreme Court justices who helped form the majority that overturned abortion protections in 2022, he has so far steered clear of saying what should come next.

Some in his party are angling for a national abortion ban, and Trump himself has said he was mulling a national