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Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Arizona abortion ban upheld by the state's Supreme Court this week 'goes too far.'
He reiterated that his stance on giving states the right to create their own laws surrounding pregnancy termination is the best policy and claimed Arizona will 'straighten out' the law from 1864 that bans all abortions except when the mother's life is at risk.
Speaking on the tarmac in Atlanta, Georgia when arriving for a fundraiser, the former president answered a wide-ranging series of questions from reporters – including on the Israeli war with Hamas.
Trump, 77, then went to a Chick-fil-a where he spoke with workers and ordered 30 milkshakes and chicken, paying for everyone in the restaurant.
After deplaning, Trump said that President Joe Biden has 'totally lost control of the Israel situation' and has abandoned the U.S. ally in its conflict with terrorists operating out of Gaza.
Despite repeatedly lauding his Supreme Court justice appointment leading to the overturn of landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade, Trump appears to be backpedaling on some of his most pro-life stances.
Former President Donald Trump walks off his plane in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday for a fundraiser in the critical swing state where he is facing a charges for a 2020 election subversion lawsuit
Trump stopped to speak with reporters on the tarmac in Georgia and said Arizona went 'too far' with its ruling to uphold an 160-year-old law that bans almost all abortion except in cases where the mother's life is at risk
On Monday he said abortion laws should be left to the states, which was criticized by some hard-line pro-lifers like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). And now he is saying Arizona and Florida are likely to have to adjust their laws to be more in line with what people want.
After deplaning on Wednesday in Georgia, Trump said that President Joe Biden has 'totally lost control of the Israel situation' and has abandoned the U.S. ally in its conflict with terrorists operating out of Gaza.
Meanwhile, he also discussed the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that has abortion activists, and even pro-life Republicans, reeling.
The ruling reversed a new law putting a 15-week ban on abortion that was enacted after the Dobbs Supreme Court ruling in June 2022 reversed longstanding landmark Roe v. Wade, which put federal protections on abortion.
Now, Arizona has 14 days before it goes back to a 160-year-old law that outlaws all abortion without exceptions for rape or incest.
'Did Arizona go too far?' a reporter asked the former president, to which he replied: 'Yeah they did and that will be straightened out.'
'And as you know, it's all about states' rights – that will be straightened out,' he vowed.
Trump added: 'And I'm sure that the governor and everybody else are going to bring it back into reason and that will be taken care of rather very quickly.'
But he also said that Florida, where the former president now resides with wife Melania and their son Barron, will have to take another look at their abortion laws.
'Florida's probably maybe going to change also,' Trump said. 'It's all about the will of the people. This is what I've been saying – it's a perfect system.'
Trump also touched on the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, saying: 'Any Jewish person that votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined'
Pro-abortion activists gather in Tucson, Arizona on Tuesday to protest the state's Supreme Court upholding a law from 1864 that enacts some of the most strict abortion laws in the country
Trump stopped at a Chick-fil-a in Georgia on Wednesday where he ordered 30 milkshakes and paid for everyone's chicken in the restaurant
'So for 52 years, people have wanted to end Roe v. Wade to get it back to the states. We did that. It was an incredible thing, an incredible achievement,' he said. 'And now the states have it. And the states are putting out what they want. It's the will of the people.'
'So Florida is probably going to change, Arizona's going to definitely change – everybody wants that to happen. And you're getting the will of the people, it's pretty amazing,' he concluded.
Trump's long-awaited abortion policy platform announcement on Monday was largely a dodge of the controversial issue.
The former president said he thinks the issue should be up to the states to determine, which is exactly what the overturn of Roe v. Wade paved the way for two years prior to the Arizona ruling.
Trump is in Georgia on Wednesday for a fundraiser, but stopped at an Atlanta area Chick-fil-a beforehand.
Trump is in the swing state of Georgia for a fundraiser as he also faces criminal prosecution in the state for a 2020 election subversion case in Fulton County, which encompasses Atlanta
'It's a great franchise,' Trump told reporters after ordering a few dozen milkshakes. 'The owner is a great man who is a member of one of my clubs and he's fantastic. And they do very well and, yeah, they're closed on Sundays.'
'It's the Lord's Chicken,' he joked.
Speaking with young workers behind the counter, Trump said: 'So, can I have 30 milkshakes? And also some chicken – and we're going to take care of the customers.'
'Is business good?' Making a lot of money?' he questioned to nods then joked: 'Everybody getting rich, right?'
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