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Trump’s abortion line still pleased almost nobody

Donald Trump kept repeating the same abortion answer in April 2024: leave it to the states. He said that on April 8 and again in a TIME interview published April 30, but the line left key questions unanswered, including whether he would support punishments for women or any federal role at all.

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First recorded Apr 28, 2024·Meaningfully updated Apr 28, 2024

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Trump’s abortion line still pleased almost nobody

Donald Trump kept repeating the same abortion answer in April 2024: leave it to the states. He said that on April 8 and again in a TIME interview published April 30, but the line left key questions unanswered, including whether he would support punishments for women or any federal role at all.

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Trump’s abortion line still pleased almost nobody

Donald Trump kept repeating the same abortion answer in April 2024: leave it to the states. He said that on April 8 and again in a TIME interview published April 30, but the line left key questions unanswered, including whether he would support punishments for women or any federal role at all.

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