Donald Trump indicated in a Sunday interview on 60 Minutes that he hopes to leave the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage intact, but select justices who would follow through with his promise to overturn Roe v. Wade. The president-elect said he is "fine with" same-sex marriage and that his personal views on the matter are "irrelevant" because "it's done." "These cases have gone to the Supreme Court," Trump said. "They've been settled. And I'm — I'm fine with that."
However, he indicated the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling on abortion rights was not a decision he was "fine with." Trump vowed to appoint a Supreme Court justice who is against abortion rights and who would be in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Trump said he would instead turn the issue back over to the states. "Yeah, but then some women won't be able to get an abortion?" 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl asked Trump. "Yeah, well, they'll perhaps have to go, they'll have to go to another state," Trump said.
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Watch a snippet of the interview below. Becca Stanek
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