It was not a hypothetical question but a direct question on Trumps views if he were to become President
Trump should know his own position on abortion
If it where against the law........that is how it went down.............that's Hypothetical...........Period.
And duh............if it's against the law HYPOTHETICALLY.....then there would be some kind of punishment..............
Which was the trap by Mathews..........and to his misfortune he walked right into the trap.....Trump did.
What someone plans to do once they become President is not hypothetical
Actually that was Chris Matthew's accusation. Trump doesn't plan on doing it.....and it's clear he hadn't really thought about it before or he would have been able to dodge Matthew's attempts to entrap him. Trump has an uncanny way of speaking his mind....not waiting for someone to tell him what to say. Obama reads his opinions off of a teleprompter. Hillary refuses to answer questions, that way she can't be painted into a corner. She'd rather you didn't know what's on her mind. Trump speaks his mind. Liberals like Matthews are trying to dishonestly take advantage of this.
Everyone claims this is what makes Trump less presidential.....he hasn't learned how to bullshit everyone the way other candidates do. And you wonder where his support comes from.
I totally agree. I think Trump made a mistake in agreeing to an interview with "tingly-legged" Chris Matthews. I don't doubt that every time Obama flashes his teeth, Chris pisses down his own leg.
Trump's answer to the question was logical. If there is a law, there should be some punishment for breaking it. In the case of and abortion, it is patently obvious that a woman will be involved. It is not so obvious that a doctor would be involved as some women have found means to self-abort.
If abortion is made to be against the law, getting caught breaking the law or conspiring to break the law should be grounds for some sort of punishment, either jail time, fine or both. Without a prescribed punishment, there is absolutely NO SENSE IN HAVING THE ******* LAW!
Setting the punishment could be a matter of being either harsh or lenient....say from a year in prison to loss of medical license for the doctor, to sterilization for the woman, to a $10 dollar fine, to a day without a cell phone. Trump was absolutely correct in saying there should be punishment for breaking the law. That is true whether the law is hypothetical or already exists.
Chris Matthews is a hypocritical, liberal idiot and always will be. Trump was a fool to answer the question so quickly, albeit honestly.