Donald Trump envisioned an America in which women would have to travel to a different state to get an abortion in his first televised interview as president-elect.
CBS' 60 Minutes host Lesley Stahl grilled him about potential Supreme Court appointees, accusations that his supporters have harassed African-Americans, Latinos, Muslims and gay people, and whether he would appoint a special prosecutor to go after the Clintons like he has pledged.
During the interview, which aired in full on Sunday, Trump confirmed his intention to build a wall on the border with Mexico - although he conceded it might be a fence in some places - and pledged to deport two to three millions undocumented immigrants whom he believes have criminal records.
The one-hour conversation, taped at his penthouse apartment inside Trump Tower, touched on a wide range of topics giving a first glimpse of what Trump's presidency might look like.
ON ABORTION
Stahl asked whether Trump would appoint a Supreme Court justice who would overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal across the United States and invalidated state laws restricting access to the procedure.
Trump pledged to appoint pro-life justices and said he was himself pro-life. He then predicted that, should Roe v Wade be overturned, abortion would become a states' rights issue again.
This means women would be able to get abortions in certain states, but would be prevented from doing so in other states - as has not been the case in 43 years.
'But then some women won't be able to get an abortion?' Stahl asked.
'Yeah, well, they'll perhaps have to go, they'll have to go to another state,' Trump replied.
When Stahl pressed him further, asking whether this status quo was okay, he added: 'Well, we'll see what happens.
'It's got a long way to go, just so you understand. That has a long, long way to go.'
Trump will have to appoint at least one Supreme Court justice, Antonin Scalia's replacement. Given the ages of the current justices, he could have to appoint four in total during his presidency.
ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
The president-elect said he was 'fine' with same-sex marriage remaining as the law of the land and insisted the issue had already been settled by the Supreme Court.
Trump wouldn't say whether he supported marriage equality but said it was irrelevant to question his stance because same-sex marriage has already been entered into law.
'It's done. It - you have - these cases have gone to the Supreme Court. They've been settled. And I'm - I'm fine with that,' he said
ON MEETING THE OBAMAS
Trump opened up about his 90-minute meeting with President Barack Obama after the election.
Their conversation was supposed to last only 15 minutes but the two men spoke for an hour and a half.
The chat, according to Trump, could have continued for four hours.
'I mean it was - just - in fact, it was almost hard breaking it up because we had so many things to say. And he told me - the good things and the bad things, there are things that are tough right now,' Trump said.
He and Obama talked about the Middle East, the president-elect revealed, before calling Obama 'very smart and very nice' and praising his 'great sense of humor.'
Stahl asked whether the meeting was awkward, given the searing attacks Trump and Obama launched at each other during the campaign.
'We never discussed what was said about each other', Trump said, adding there had been 'zero' awkwardness from his standpoint.
ON NOT TAKING VACATIONS AND NOT ACCEPTING THE SALARY
Trump predicted he and his administration wouldn't be 'very big on vacations because there was 'so much work to be done'.
He said he wouldn't take the $400,000 presidential salary. I think I have to by law take $1, so I'll take $1 a year,' Trump added.
ON PEOPLE BEING AFRAID OF HIM
Trump believes those who are afraid of him are only afraid because they don't know him. He said some protesters were professionals - a claim he also made on Twitter Friday, the day the interview was taped.
When Stahl asked what he would say to those demonstrating against him, Trump replied: 'Don't be afraid. We are going to bring our country back. But certainly, don't be afraid. You know, we just had an election and sort of like you have to be given a little time.
'I mean, people are protesting. If Hillary had won and if my people went out and protested, everybody would say, "Oh, that's a terrible thing." And it would have been a much different attitude. There is a different attitude. You know, there is a double standard here.'
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