Trump denies report he ‘privately’ supports 16-week abortion limit

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Former President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report on Friday that said he favors a 16-week abortion limit, with his campaign calling the outlet “fake news.”

“As President Trump has stated, he would sit down with both sides and negotiate a deal that everyone will be happy with,” campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement on Friday. “President Trump appointed strong Constitutionalist federal judges and Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the decision back to the states, which others have tried to do for over 50 years.”

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