women and not the government.
here's rachel scott.
>> reporter: after spending
tuesday stuck in manhattan
courtroom, tonight, donald trump
parachuting into key
battlegrounds wisconsin and
michigan, before he has to fly
right back to new york, where
his criminal trial resumes
tomorrow.
in waukesha today, trump veering
off teleprompter to defend
himself on an issue that could
decide the election -- abortion.
>> basically, the states decide
on abortion.
and people are absolutely
thrilled with the way that's
going on.
>> reporter: just this week,
trump telling "time" magazine he
won't object if states monitor
pregnant women to make sure they
comply with abortion bans, and
prosecute women who violate
them.
today he doubled down.
>> now i say, it's up to the
state.
they'll ask me a question about
it and i'll say, "that's up to
the state."