

“You are a nasty person, I’ll tell you,” Trump remarked.MP43, MP44, and StG44 were different designations for what was essentially the same rifle, with minor updates in production. After Collins pushed back at his repeated assertions that Biden had taken more documents than he had, he went back at her.

One of the most testy exchanges between Trump and Collins came when she pressed him on the federal investigation into documents from the White House that were found at his Mar-a-Lago club. The former president also claimed that he could end the war within 24 hours if elected, though he did not go into detail about how he would negotiate peace between the warring nations. “I want everybody to stop dying,” he added. I think in terms of getting it settled so we stop killing all these people,” Trump replied. “I don’t think in terms of winning and losing. “Do you want Ukraine to win this war?” Collins asked. Trump declined to answer repeated questions from Collins about who he believes should win the war in Ukraine. The group discussed federal abortion legislation at the meeting, and according to Dannenfelser, Trump reiterated that any federal abortion legislation must require exceptions.

Anthony Pro-Life America, at Mar-a-Lago along with Graham and Tony Perkins, a Trump ally and the head of Family Research Council.

As Collins introduced the first commercial break, Trump could be heard saying over the microphone, “I’ll make the right decision.”Īhead of the town hall, Trump met with a top anti-abortion activist Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Trump would not say if he would sign a federal abortion ban, like the 15-week bill that has been proposed by his ally in Congress, Sen. “I happen to believe in the exceptions, the life of the mother, rape, incest like Ronald Reagan believed in the exceptions.” Wade was an incredible thing for pro-life because it gave pro-life something to negotiate with,” Trump said. Trump, who has not been entirely clear on his abortion position beyond saying that he is a pro-life champion and would only support laws that allow for exceptions, called the Dobbs decision “a great victory.” Wade and gave states the power to regulate abortion. Dobbs Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Trump was asked by a female audience member how he plans to appeal to women who are concerned about abortion in the aftermath of the 2022 Jackson v. “Because I’m not president,” Trump shot back. “So why is it different now?” Collins asked. When Collins noted that Trump had said that as president it was wrong for Democrats to use the prospect of default as a negotiating tactic, he responded that he had said that “when I was president.” “We might as well do it now because you’ll do it later because we have to save this country. Trump said congressional Republicans should be open to the idea of the government defaulting as an outcome of the current debt ceiling fight. I’ve said it’s been true for 1 million years, approximately 1 million years, maybe a little longer than that.” A debt ceiling reversal “I can’t take it back because it happens to be true. “I can take it back if you’d like to, but if you’re a famous person, if you’re a star - and I’m not referring to myself, I’m saying people that are famous, people that are stars, people that are rich, people that are powerful, they tend to do pretty well in a lot of different ways, okay?” Trump said. Trump also defended his most infamous comments, made in an Access Hollywood videotape uncovered just before the 2016 election, that when you’re a star women “let you do” anything, including “grab ‘em by the p-.” Trump went on to joke about Carroll’s claims and called it a “fake story.” And while he was at it Trump’s attorney said they planned to appeal. The CNN town hall comes just one day after a federal jury in Manhattan found Trump liable for sexual battery and defamation and awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. And when asked if the case disqualified him from being president, he responded that his polling numbers “went up.” Jean Carroll that she was sexually assaulted by him in the dressing room of the luxury Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman years ago. Trump dismissed claims made by former advice columnist E.
