Ahead of Saturday's primary, supporters of former President Donald Trump in South Carolina shared their opinions on controversial topics, from his comments on the Alabama IVF ruling to his claim that Russia can do “whatever it wants” to anyone NATO country that does not meet its expenses. defense guidelines and more.
This is what they had to say:
On the Alabama IVF ruling: Katie Alexander, who said she underwent IVF to get pregnant with her daughter, said she thought the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos were boys was a “dangerous slippery slope.”
“It makes it very, very confusing,” he said of the ruling, calling for new laws to be passed on the procedure.
On Trump's use of campaign funds to pay legal fees: Some supporters were divided over whether Trump should use campaign funds to pay his legal bills.
“Well, I don't know what the laws are but I will tell you that people who donate to Trump's campaign would have no problem with him using the money to pay some of his bills. I really believe that,” said Carolyn Corcoran.
Barbara Gobien said, “I don't care if they want to use it.”
Ruth Carroll expressed distrust of media reports and said she would first need to see evidence that Trump used campaign fees for his bills. But when she was asked if it would hypothetically be something she would support, she Carroll said no.
On Trump's comments about NATO: Some supporters said they thought Trump was not serious when he encouraged Russia to do whatever it wanted to NATO countries that did not meet spending guidelines, and they believed the United States would still protect those countries if Trump were re-elected. .
“He says things in a way that people just don't understand,” Corcoran said. “But I don't take what he says seriously.”
But Barbara Gobien said she agreed with Trump's comments.
“No one should be allowed to be a part of anything if they don't pay their share and many countries have lived off of us and it's time for that to change,” Gobien said. “Trump is the first person who made that statement and started getting people to pay their fair share.”
