President Donald Trump may have said he won't be asking his potential Supreme Court nominees about how they'd vote on Roe v. Wade, but Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said "all those on the list are good" when it comes to pro-life candidates.
"No president has been more outspoken about the life issue, talking about barbarity of partial-birth abortion or late-term abortion," Perkins told Fox News' "Fox & Friends."
"Look, he put together this list that could be thoroughly vetted of pro-life candidates that can respect to the constitutional right to life. All those on the list are good. Some are better than others. I'm hoping he picks one that is stellar on this issue."
Perkins said he also believes that a justice who is a constitutionalist will "understand and will rule on the right to life."
"I think there are some on this list that are stronger in their opinions and in their history than others," said Perkins.
"Given the fact the left wants to make this all about abortion, I think it is much bigger. I think we have religious liberty we've seen in the last couple weeks, freedom of speech, First Amendment in the cross-hairs of the left. Life, they want to make it about life. If I were the president, I would say game on."
Putting in a candidate who is "above reproach on this issue of the sanctity of human life" will also "supercharge" Trump's base, said Perkins.
"This was at the top of his promises," he added. "I think the president as he has throughout his life sailed into the wind, not away from it.
"He should take the challenge from the Democrats. Put forth a candidate above reproach on this issue of the sanctity of human life. I think, what I said he will supercharge his base."
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