The former president suggested he might support letting states place restrictions on contraception, then said amid criticism that he didn’t support restrictions.
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Former President Donald J. Trump called the matter of restricting access to birth control “another issue that’s very interesting.”
Former President Donald J. Trump dodged a question about whether he backed restrictions on contraception in an interview on Tuesday, but suggested he might support letting states decide the matter for themselves.
When asked if he supported restrictions on “a person’s right to contraception” in an interview on KDKA, a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh, Mr. Trump gave a vague answer.
“We’re looking at that, and I’m going to have a policy on that very shortly,” he said. “And I think it’s something that you’ll find interesting, and it’s another issue that’s very interesting, but you will find it I think very smart. I think it’s a smart decision.”
The interviewer, Jon Delano, pressed Mr. Trump on whether that suggested he might want to support restrictions.
“You know, things really do have a lot to do with the states, and some states are going to have different policy than others,” Mr. Trump responded.
As the interview rocketed around the news on Tuesday and President Biden’s campaign denounced it, Mr. Trump posted on his social media site that he would “never advocate imposing restrictions on birth control.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Maggie Astor covers politics for The New York Times, focusing on breaking news, policies, campaigns and how underrepresented or marginalized groups are affected by political systems. More about Maggie Astor
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