Trump: I’d Consider Appointing Judges To Overrule Same-Sex Marriage

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Adler Theater, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that he’d consider, as President, appointing judges to the Supreme Court who would work to overrule the same-sex marriage decision.

“If I’m a, you know, if I’m elected, I would be very strong on putting
certain judges on the bench that I think maybe could change things,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News Sunday.

Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Trump to clarify if he meant he would try to appoint judges to the Supreme Court who would try to overrule the decision on same-sex marriage.

“I would strongly consider that, yes,” Trump said.

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  1. Just an Ignoramus is his middle name.

  2. That man is a pig, and an idiot. No wonder he is pandering to the religious right.

  3. “Trump says”

    Just what would TPM do without that phrase?
    That’s right! “Palin says” is the correct answer!

  4. Avatar for pshah pshah says:
    "I would strongly consider that, yes," Trump said.
    

    As clear as mud. This doesn’t mean anything so what was the point of this story?

  5. He probably thinks he can fire sitting Justices.

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