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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChris Christie Defends Donald Trump on Abortion
Dr. Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who both endorsed GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, defended the real estate moguls comments on abortion, which made news on Wednesday when Trump initially said women should face some form of punishment for having an illegal abortion.
Bear in mind, I dont believe that he was warned that that question was coming, and I dont think he really had a chance to really think about it, Carson stated on CNN. That happens very frequently, and you know, what you develop with experience is how to answer that in a way that is not definitive.
You know how politicians are. He has not really learned that hes not a politician, Carson added.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who also endorsed Trump, also defended Trumps statements on abortion.
I dont know that hes misspoken a whole lot more than anybody else in this race, Christie stated during a radio interview in New Jersey.
Trump later released a press statement clarifying his stance on abortion. It said:
If Congress were to pass legislation making abortion illegal and the federal courts upheld this legislation, or any state were permitted to ban abortion under state and federal law, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman, Trump stated. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/03/30/ben-carson-chris-christie-defend-donald-trump-abortion/
Bear in mind, I dont believe that he was warned that that question was coming, and I dont think he really had a chance to really think about it, Carson stated on CNN. That happens very frequently, and you know, what you develop with experience is how to answer that in a way that is not definitive.
You know how politicians are. He has not really learned that hes not a politician, Carson added.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who also endorsed Trump, also defended Trumps statements on abortion.
I dont know that hes misspoken a whole lot more than anybody else in this race, Christie stated during a radio interview in New Jersey.
Trump later released a press statement clarifying his stance on abortion. It said:
If Congress were to pass legislation making abortion illegal and the federal courts upheld this legislation, or any state were permitted to ban abortion under state and federal law, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman, Trump stated. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/03/30/ben-carson-chris-christie-defend-donald-trump-abortion/
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Chris Christie Defends Donald Trump on Abortion (Original Post)
In_The_Wind
Mar 2016
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imanamerican63
(13,787 posts)1. Christie is trying to get in the news again!
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)2. Pretty lame defenses to say the least.
Carson doesn't understand the question still. And Christie - really? You think that's a misspeak? LOL!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. I enjoy watching Christie make an ass out of himself.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)4. Christie and Katrina: "It was a misspeak!"
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)7. IMO: It was not a misspeak.
Sometimes I still cry over the one child I aborted four decades ago. That's enough punishment.
Donald Trumps statements hit home.
spanone
(135,831 posts)5. he's pro-life, except when he was pro-choice. he's a flim-flam man at best.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)6. "he wasn't warned about the question"
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)8. FFS!
seanjoycek476
(54 posts)9. birds of a feather flock together
Christie and Trump are both fascist fools.