Comedian Andrew Schulz didn’t hold back when asking Donald Trump about abortion, suggesting the president’s son Barron could be impacted by his father’s policies.
The 40-year-old comedian sat down with the former president for an interview on his podcast released Wednesday.
The wide-ranging conversation included delving into Trump’s Scottish heritage, the multiple assassination attempts the former president has survived, and Barron Trump’s romantic escapades at New York University, where he started this fall.
Shulz’s shameless investigation into Barron’s personal life was a jumping-off point for the comedian to ask more serious questions about Trump’s stance on abortion.
And the way he asked it made Trump laugh out loud.
Comedian Andrew Schulz to Donald Trump: ‘Barron is now 18 years old, handsome, rich, tall, unleashed in New York City… are you sure you want to overturn Roe v. Wade now?’ Trump smiled before responding that states are now in charge of deciding abortion policy, not the federal government.
“Barron is 18 years old, handsome, tall and rich,” Shulz begins.
“It’s unleashed on New York City.”
‘Are you sure you want to overturn Roe v. Wade now?’ the comedian jokes.
Trump instantly laughs and cracks a smile.
Shulz continues, the laughter of his fellow presenters and Trump’s smile still evident.
“I mean, maybe give it a few years,” he adds, hinting that Barron could benefit from the controversial abortion ruling while he’s in college.
Trump responds: “Well, now it’s up to the states, it’s up to the states.”
“I believe in exceptions and all other different things,” says the former president.
Shulz referred to Barron as “unleashed” now that he is away from his family and attending college.
Barron Trump gestures as his father, former Republican President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Florida. Shulz joked about Barron’s private life now that he’s a student at NYU
Shulz dove into a variety of topics such as abortion, IVF, and immigration.
“You’ve expressed your opinion on this,” confirms Shulz.
“I think a lot of people agree with me,” Trump adds.
The former president then goes on a tangent about how Republican abortion policies were politically dangerous.
“We Republicans were going to lose a lot of elections, which also had to do with a lot of other things, because there are a lot of problems, we have the border, we have this, we have wars, we have everything,” Trump said.
“And Roe v. Wade was always about putting it back to the states,” Trump continued. “Nobody wanted him in the federal government.”
“He’s back in the states,” Trump says, “where everyone wanted him to be.”
The comedian then delves into how the repeal of Roe v. Wade has opened threats to IVF.
He then tells Trump how he recently welcomed a baby with his wife through IVF.
Barron is seen here walking across the New York University campus flanked by the Secret Service.
“I came out strongly in favor” of IVF, the former president told Shulz.
Trump partially blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for portraying him as opposed to IVF, something he repeatedly stated he supports.
The former president again says he is in favor of IVF and says the United States needs more families.