Former President Donald Trump’s CNN town hall appearance marked a turning point in his media management strategy, as his campaign plans to do more outreach beyond conservative media.
In his first mainstream media remarks since the New Hampshire event last week, Trump joined in for an interview with The Messenger that the network should have boasted about the eyeballs he brought it.
The Messenger: “Is your wife, Melania Trump, going to be involved in your reelection?”
Trump: “She’s very enthused – very, very enthused about it.”
In his interview with The Messenger, when it came to questions about abortion, however, Trump was more cautious. Trump’s blunt communication style, however, becomes more vague when it comes to the issue of abortion. He’s not clear on what sort of restrictions he would support and wouldn’t say if he agreed or disagreed with DeSantis’s decision to sign a six-week abortion ban in Florida. Trump wouldn’t say if he believed a six week ban went too far.
The Messenger: “Abortion is a big issue you talked about in 2022 when you said that Republicans didn’t really have the right message. They didn’t know how to talk about the issue properly. So what’s the right way for a Republican to talk about abortion in the 2024 elections?”
Trump: “Well, pretty much what I said in the CNN town hall. … First of all, I’m a believer in the exceptions, right? And just as Ronald Reagan was a believer in the exceptions, but I’m a believer in the exceptions … the life of the mother, raping and incest. … The other thing I really believe is that the radicals are people that would have a baby destroyed, killed at the end of the ninth month or even after birth.”
