PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion measure — and is growing testy about it.
The former president was asked twice on Tuesday after casting his vote in Palm Beach, Florida, about a question the state’s voters are considering. If approved, it would prevent state lawmakers from passing a law that would penalize, ban, delay or limit abortion until the viability of the fetus — which doctors say is sometime after 21 weeks.
If it is rejected, the restrictive six-week abortion law would remain in place.
The first time he was asked this, Trump avoided answering. He said instead that he had “done a great job bringing it back to the United States.” That was a reference to the former president appointing three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who helped overturn the historic Roe v. Wade decision in 2022.
When he pressed the button a second time, Trump snapped at a reporter and said, “You shouldn’t talk about it anymore.”
Trump had previously indicated he would support the measure — but then changed his mind and said he would vote against it.
In August, Trump said he thought the Florida ban was a mistake. He said on Fox News Channel: “I think you’re going to need more time in six weeks.” But then he said, “At the same time, Democrats are radical,” repeating false claims he has often made about late-term abortions.
In addition to Florida, voters in eight other states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee the right to abortion, weighing ballot measures expected to boost turnout in a series of crucial races.
Passage of certain amendments in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota would likely undo bans or restrictions that currently block access to abortion at various levels for more than seven million women of childbearing age living in those states .
