Trump flip-flops again on abortion as he now says law should stay same

Donald Trump now says abortion laws should not be changed at all. Republican frontrunner Trump has flip-flopped on an issue that’s caused him grief since he said earlier in the week there should be “some form of punishment” for women who get abortions if the procedure is outlawed. He backed off that remark under fierce criticism, saying if abortion were no longer legal, abortionists should be penalised for performing the procedure — not the women who have it. Now he’s shifted anew. In a “Face The Nation” interview being broadcast Sunday, he say: “The laws are set. And I think we have to leave it that way.”

I have my opinions on it, but I’d rather not comment on it.

Donald Trump, on whether he believes abortion is murder

Trump is facing bipartisan pressure to adopt a more presidential tone in his White House run including from Democratic President Barack Obama and Republicans who worry his missteps may do irreparable harm to the party and his campaign. "If he continues to fumble the ball, he risks everything,“ said David Bossie, who as president of the conservative group Citizens United has helped to introduce Trump to grassroots activists. "These types of ham-handed mistakes give his opponents even greater opportunity.”

I’ve said before that people pay attention to American elections. What we do is really important to the rest of the world.

President Barack Obama

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