The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has said he intends to get conservative, pro-life justices onto the Supreme Court bench.
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Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees to fill the seat left vacant by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
According to the Associated Press, the list includes:
Steven Colloton of Iowa; Allison Eid of Colorado; Raymond Gruender of Missouri;
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania; Raymond Kethledge of Michigan; Joan Larsen of Michigan; Thomas Lee of Utah; William Pryor of Alabama; David Stras of Minnesota; Diane Sykes of Wisconsin; and Don Willett of Texas.
The list comes just days after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee told Fox News that he would get conservative justices who are anti-abortion rights onto the Supreme Court.
In the interview on The O'Reilly Factor last week, Trump explained his evolution on his stance on abortion, acknowledging that he was once pro-abortion rights, but only "in a meek fashion." Since then, however, he said his stance has changed.
"And the reason is I've seen...numerous situations that have made me go that way. I will protect it, and the biggest way you can protect is through the Supreme Court. Actually, the biggest way you can protect it, I guess, is by electing me president."
When pressed about whether his aim was to appoint justices that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Trump was non-committal.
"Well, they'll be pro-life and we'll see about overturning," Trump said. "I will appoint judges that will be pro-life."
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