Trump says he understands why women fear Roe v. Wade reversal

Asked in an interview with the Daily Mail’s Piers Morgan if he understood why women were concerned with his selection, Trump said he did, but that views on abortion rights were “a 50/50 question” in the U.S.

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“I think he is going to be confirmed and someday in the distant future there could be a vote,” Trump said of his Supreme Court nominee. “There’s also a very good chance there won’t be a vote. We’ll have to see what happens. A case has to get up there. It could be a long time before a case ever gets up there.”

Trump’s characterization of views as “50/50” isn’t accurate. Few Americans want abortion to be outlawed — and those opinions have been steady for some 40 years.

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