now to the 2024 presidential
campaign where abortion rights
is taking center stage.
when donald trump was president,
he nominated the justices that
would overturn roe versus wade.
since then, 21 states have moved
to restrict or ban the procedure
of many republicans want to go
further.
with the federal ban passed by
congress.
cbs's weijia jiang reports that
trump today try to clarify his
position angering his
conservative base.
>> reporter: former president
donald trump suggested today
with that the federal government
should stay out of the
abortion-rights debate.
>> my view is now that we have
abortion where everyone wanted
it from a legal standpoint.
the states will determine by
vote or legislation or perhaps
both, and whatever they decide
must be the law of the land.
in this case, the law of the
state.
>> reporter: the reports
followed months of meant signals
from the president owning his
part and overturning roe v. wade
just as he did today.
>> since i was probably the
person...