Trump keeps teasing an announcement on abortion 'soon' but dodges on specifics

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Also, we got it back to the states where it belongs,""Now it's in the states -- a lot of states who are taking a vote of their citizens and votes are coming out both ways -- but largely they're coming in with a certain number of weeks, and the number 15 is mentioned," Trump continued.
52% : Tuesday was not the first time Trump teased an update on abortion, telling Fox News' Howard Kurtz just last month that he'll be making a decision "pretty soon" and that "there will be a certain spot" and he wants to "make both sides happy."Walking out of a polling location in Florida last month after voting for himself in the state's Republican primary, Trump again said he'll be "talking about that soon," while not saying when.
52% : I'm going to see -- we want to take an issue that was very polarizing and get it settled and solved so everybody can be happy," he told Hannity.Trump similarly floated 15 weeks during an interview with WABC last month, claiming "even hard-liners" seem to be agreeing that "15 weeks seems to be a number that people are agreeing.
50% : "I'm hearing about 15 weeks and I haven't decided yet," Trump said during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity in February.
48% : "President Trump supports preserving life but has also made clear that he supports states' rights because he supports the voters' right to make decisions for themselves," Hughes said in a statement to ABC News.
45% : MORE: Trump privately signals support for 16-week abortion ban: SourcesIn recent weeks, however, Trump has alluded to the possibility of some level of restriction at the federal level, repeatedly mentioning discussions about a 15-week or 16-week ban during media interviews, while still claiming he's not committed to a specific number and praising himself for sending the rights back to the states.
43% : In private conversations with allies and advisers, however, Trump has expressed support for a 16-week national abortion ban with those same exceptions, ABC News reported in February, citing two sources.
41% : MORE: Florida state Supreme Court upholds 15-week abortion ban, paving way for 6-week banOn the campaign trail so far this election cycle, Trump has mainly avoided stating whether he supports or opposes a specific number of weeks when it comes to abortion bans, insisting it's "probably better" that the discussion be left up to the states as long as they uphold three exceptions: rape, incest and the life of the mother.
38% : On the Florida Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday, Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes sought to stress his support for states' rights to their own abortion laws -- while rival Joe Biden's campaign tried to tie Trump to the "extreme" Florida restrictions to argue that the issue would boost him at the ballot box.
17% : In an interview with NBC News on September, Trump made a point of criticizing Florida's six-week ban, which is now on the verge of taking effect, as a "terrible thing and a terrible mistake.
17% : Jill Biden takes on Trump on abortion rights at launch of 'Women for Biden'"I think the Republicans speak very inarticulately about this subject," he said then, contending then that there would be some kind of politically viable compromise.

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