Anchor Confronts Trump On Abortion — Brings Up ‘Pro-Choice’ Past: ‘Are You Following Your Convictions’ Or Polls?

Fox 2 Detroit anchor Roop Raj confronted former President Donald Trump on his shifting positions on abortion — including when he claimed to be “pro-choice” — and asked if he’s following his convictions or the polls.

Trump is making news for some of the shocking statements he made on abortion in interviews for Time Magazine’s cover story that’s just been released.

But he was also pressed on the issue in an exclusive interview that Raj previewed on Wednesday’s edition of The Nine.

Raj briefly traced the shifts dating back to 1999, when Trump said he was “very pro-choice” to his current position of bragging about ending Roe while trying to position himself as an opponent of extreme policies by reciting “states’ rights” over and over:

ROOP RAJ: In 2016. You vote–. You really kind of ran your campaign talking about abortion in one way, in a more restrictive manner.

In 1999, when you were a businessman, you said that you were pro-choice, and you think it’s up to a woman.

That changed in 2016. And then again, it seems like it’s flipping a little bit again. Give people an idea as to what’s going on. Are you following your convictions or following the polls?

DONALD TRUMP: No, I’m following my convictions. And what we’re doing is with states rights. I also follow the law. And when you got it into the states, it’s states rights. It’s the state will decide.

Now the state is deciding through votes, and the votes are going to be, in some cases tougher and in some cases very loose. I think Michigan is going to actually be very loose.

ROOP RAJ: But what about the six-week ban? No one want. No one seems to want that in the liberal circles or even the moderate circles here in Michigan.

DONALD TRUMP: That’s right. They’re going to vote against that. They will. I– in my opinion, that’s what they’ll do.

Watch above via Fox 2 Detroit’s The Nine.