Donald Trump: Trump reveals women may have to travel long distances to have abortions - but tells Americans 'don't be afraid' - as he gives his first TV interview as President-elect from his New York bling palace

Donald Trump matter-of-factly envisioned an America in which women could have to travel to a different state to get an abortion in his first televised interview as president-elect. The interview aired Sunday night on CBS' 60 Minutes, with host Lesley Stahl (pictured left sitting down with Trump and bottom right shaking his hand) grilling 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. 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.

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 APPOINTING A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR

Trump dodged a question about whether he would actually appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private server - a promise he made during his campaign.

He said he didn't want to hurt the Clintons and called them 'good people'. Trump said he wanted to focus on healthcare and immigration instead of narrowing down on his former opponent - even though thousands of his supporters had called for him to 'lock her up'.

The president-elect declined to say if he would fulfill that promise but said he would give a 'very, very good and definitive answer' on his next 60 Minutes interview with Stahl. 

Stahl confronted Trump with allegations made against his supporters. 

They have been accused of harassing African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, gay people and of using racial slurs in several instances against the country.

Trump first said he was 'very surprised' to find out about the accusations and that he 'hated' to hear them.

When Stahl asked if he wanted to say anything to his accused supporters, Trump replied: 'I would say don't do it, that's terrible, because I'm going to bring this country together.

She brought up accusations that supporters have harassed Latinos and Muslims and Trump added: 'I am so saddened to hear that. And I say, "Stop it." If it - if it helps. I will say this, and I will say right to the cameras: Stop it.'

ON HIS SECRET PLAN TO DEFEAT ISIS

Trump refused to say how he intends to get rid of ISIS. He has repeatedly declined to clarify his strategy and during Sunday's interview, as he did during most of his campaign, simply repeated that he and his administration would 'destroy' the terror group.

'You have said that you're going to destroy ISIS. Now, how - how are you going to?' Stahl asked.

'I don't tell you that. I don't tell you that,' Trump replied.

Stahl pressed him, after which he added: 'I'm not going to say anything. I don't want to tell them anything. I don't want to tell anybody anything.'

 

ON HIRING LOBBYISTS

The president-elect responded to criticism about hiring lobbyists to take care of his transition after pledging repeatedly to drain what was seen as the establishment's swamp.

Trump swore lobbyists were the only people available for hire, adding: 'Everybody's a lobbyist down there.'

'Everything, everything down there-- there are no people-- there are all people that work -- that's the problem with the system, the system,' he continued.

He pledged to 'clean up the system', adding:  'I mean, the whole place is one big lobbyist.'