As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.
A supporter of Donald Trump attends a rally for the former president in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Many attendees said in interviews they believed Trump shared their Christian faith and values. Several cited their opposition to abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, particularly to transgender expressions. Trump even criticized one competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for signing strict abortion curbs into law. In past years, some Trump surrogates have portrayed Trump as friendly to the LGBTQ+ community.
In the past, she said Trump supporters hoped but weren’t certain that Trump shared their Christian faith. The Ohio rally, like other Trump events, featured a recording of the national anthem sung by some of those convicted for crimes related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, whom Trump called “patriots.”
She acknowledged that, with the Supreme Court turning the abortion issue over to the states, a future President Trump may not impact abortion law. “One of the biggest myths about white evangelical support for Trump is this idea that it’s really about abortion and they’re holding their nose and voting for Trump,” Jones said.
The Ohio rally included a vast majority of white attendees but with some Black and other ethnic groups represented. Trump’s rallies take on the symbols, rhetoric and agenda of Christian nationalism, which typically includes a belief that America was founded to be a Christian nation and seeks to privilege Christianity in public life.
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