On Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace the reality star slammed Obergefell v Hodges, the US Supreme Court decision making marriage equality legal in all 50 states.
‘I don’t like the way they ruled. I disagree with the Supreme Court from the standpoint they should have given the state — it should be a states’ rights issue,’ Trump said. ‘And that’s the way it should have been ruled on… not the way they did it.’
‘This is a very surprising ruling,’ the candidate continued. ‘And I — I can see changes coming down the line, frankly. But I would have much preferred that they ruled at a state level and allowed the states to make those rulings themselves.’
Trump also said he would ‘strongly consider’ selecting judges who would overturn the decision.
This critical stance toward marriage rights is pitch perfect for Republican voters in the Midwestern state. In 2008, former governor Mike Huckabee won. In 2012, ex-senator Rick Santorum took the prize. Both are opposed to LGBT rights and equality.
According to a 2015 Pew Research study, only 32% of Republicans across the country favor same-sex marriage.
Trump leads the crowded Republican field in the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll, with 28% of likely caucus participants. Nipping at his heels is Senator Ted Cruz at 23%; Senator Marco Rubio places third with 15%; former neurosurgeon Ben Carson has 10%.
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