PALM BEACH, Florida — PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump refuses to say how he voted in Florida abortion measure – and get irritable about it.

The former president was questioned twice after voting in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday on an issue the state’s voters are weighing. If approved, it would prevent state lawmakers from passing a law that penalizes, prohibits, delays or restricts abortion until fetal viability — which doctors say occurs after 21 weeks.

If rejected, the state’s restrictive six-week abortion law would remain in effect.

The first time he was asked the question, Trump avoided answering. Instead of talking about the issue, he said he did “a great job bringing it back to the United States.” This was a reference to the former president appointing three conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who helped overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 2022.

Pressed a second time, Trump lashed out at a reporter, saying they “should just stop talking about this.”

Trump had previously indicated he would support the measure – but then changed his mind and said he would vote against it.

In August, Trump said he thought Florida’s ban was a mistake, saying on Fox News Channel: “I think six weeks, you need more time.” But then he said, “at the same time, Democrats are radical,” while repeating the false claims he has frequently made about late-term abortions.

Besides Florida, voters in eight other states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee the right to abortion, weighing which ballot measures are expected to boost turnout in a series of crucial races.

Passage of certain amendments in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota would likely overturn bans or restrictions that currently block varying levels of abortion access for more than 7 million women of child-bearing age. procreate who live in these states.

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This story has been corrected to reflect that Trump told a reporter to “stop talking about it,” not “stop talking about it.”