Trump says Arizona abortion ban goes too far and ‘will be fixed’

Donald Trump said Wednesday that the Arizona abortion ban upheld by the state Supreme Court this week ‘goes too far.’

He reiterated that his position on giving states the right to create their own abortion laws is the best policy, and argued that Arizona would “fix” the 1864 law that bans all abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger.

Speaking on the tarmac in Atlanta, Georgia, as he arrived for a fundraiser, the former president answered a series of questions from reporters – including about Israel’s 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 President Joe Biden has ‘totally lost control of the situation in Israel’ and has abandoned the US ally in its conflict with terrorists operating out of Gaza.

Despite repeatedly praising his appointment to the Supreme Court justice that led to the overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision, Trump appears to be backing away from some of his most pro-life positions.

Stopping to speak to reporters on the tarmac in Georgia, Trump said Arizona went “too far” with its decision to uphold a 160-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger

On Monday, he said abortion laws should be left up to the states, which was criticized by some hardliners such as Senator Lindsey Graham (RS.C.). And now he says Arizona and Florida will likely have to adjust their laws to be more in line with what people want.

After departing Wednesday in Georgia, Trump said President Joe Biden has ‘totally lost control of the situation in Israel’ and has abandoned the US 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 overturned a new law that imposed a 15-week ban on abortion, which was enacted after Dobbs’ Supreme Court decision in June 2022 overturned the long-standing landmark Roe v. Wade, which established federal protections against abortion.

Arizona now has 14 days before it reverts to a 160-year-old law that bans all abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest.

“Did Arizona go too far?” a reporter asked the former president, to which he replied, ‘Yes, they did, and it will be fixed.’

“And as you know, it’s about states’ rights — that will be fixed,” he promised.

Trump added: ‘And I’m sure the governor and everybody else will bring it back to its senses and it will be taken care of very quickly.’

But he also said that Florida, where the former president now lives with wife Melania and their son Barron, will have to look again at its abortion laws.

“Florida is probably going to change, too,” Trump said. “It’s all about the will of the people. That’s what I said – it’s a perfect system.’

Trump stopped at a Chick-fil-a in Georgia, where he joked with young workers: ‘Is business good?’ Do you earn much money? Everybody gets rich, right?’

Trump also touched on the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, saying: ‘Any Jewish person who 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 Supreme Court upholding an 1864 law that enacts some of the strictest abortion laws in the country

‘So for 52 years people have wanted to end Roe v. Wade to bring 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 put out what they want. It is the will of the people’.

“So Florida is probably going to change, Arizona is definitely going to change — everybody wants that to happen. And you get the will of the people, that’s pretty amazing,” he concluded.

Trump’s long-awaited abortion policy platform announcement on Monday was largely a dodge from the controversial issue.

The former president said he believes the issue should be up to the states to decide, which is exactly what the overturning of Roe v. Wade paved the way for two years before the Arizona ruling.

Trump is in Georgia on Wednesday for a fundraiser, but stopped at an Atlanta-area Chick-fil-a beforehand.

Trump stopped by a Georgia Chick-fil-a on Wednesday, where he ordered 30 milkshakes and paid for everyone’s chicken at the restaurant as he praised the franchise’s owner, who ‘is a member of one of my clubs’

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 includes Atlanta

“It’s a great franchise,” Trump told reporters after ordering a few dozen milkshakes. ‘The owner is a fantastic man who is a member of one of my clubs and he is fantastic. And they do very well, and yes, they are closed on Sundays.’

‘It’s the Lord’s chicken,’ he joked.

Speaking to young workers behind the counter, Trump said: ‘So, can I have 30 milkshakes? And also some chicken – and then we have to take care of the customers.’

‘Is business good?’ Do you earn much money?’ he asked, nodding and joking: ‘Everybody gets rich, right?’