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| Voters don’t know “anything about Hillary in terms of religion”, Donald Trump warned a meeting of evangelical leaders on Tuesday. | Voters don’t know “anything about Hillary in terms of religion”, Donald Trump warned a meeting of evangelical leaders on Tuesday. |
| In a closed-door meeting at Trump Tower, the presumptive Republican nominee talked about his faith and tried to consolidate his support among social conservatives. Trump said of Christianity, “I owe so much to it in so many ways,” while warning darkly about the consequences of electing Hillary Clinton. | In a closed-door meeting at Trump Tower, the presumptive Republican nominee talked about his faith and tried to consolidate his support among social conservatives. Trump said of Christianity, “I owe so much to it in so many ways,” while warning darkly about the consequences of electing Hillary Clinton. |
| “It’s going to be an extension of Obama but worse,” said Trump. “Because, with Obama, you have your guard up and with Hillary you don’t and it’s going to be worse.” Trump also said ominously: “All of your leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes, selling evangelicals down the tubes.” | “It’s going to be an extension of Obama but worse,” said Trump. “Because, with Obama, you have your guard up and with Hillary you don’t and it’s going to be worse.” Trump also said ominously: “All of your leaders are selling Christianity down the tubes, selling evangelicals down the tubes.” |
| The meeting came as Trump continues his courtship of what has been a key part of the Republican base for decades. Many social conservatives and evangelicals have viewed the thrice-divorced Trump skeptically as a casino mogul who previously supported abortion rights and prone to off-putting remarks such as his statement that he had never asked God for forgiveness. His courtship in recent weeks included a visit to the Faith and Freedom Summit earlier in June where he pledged to “protect and defend Christian Americans”. | The meeting came as Trump continues his courtship of what has been a key part of the Republican base for decades. Many social conservatives and evangelicals have viewed the thrice-divorced Trump skeptically as a casino mogul who previously supported abortion rights and prone to off-putting remarks such as his statement that he had never asked God for forgiveness. His courtship in recent weeks included a visit to the Faith and Freedom Summit earlier in June where he pledged to “protect and defend Christian Americans”. |
| However, while Trump rolled out an evangelical advisory board after the meeting featuring longtime supporters such as Jerry Falwell Jr as well as former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, many attendees remained skeptical. Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council who has yet to endorse Trump, told MSNBC after the meeting that it had simply been the beginning of “a conversation between Trump and evangelical community”. He added that he was waiting to see Trump take further steps such as selecting a running mate with a “conservative track record” before committing to support the presumptive Republican nominee. | However, while Trump rolled out an evangelical advisory board after the meeting featuring longtime supporters such as Jerry Falwell Jr as well as former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, many attendees remained skeptical. Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council who has yet to endorse Trump, told MSNBC after the meeting that it had simply been the beginning of “a conversation between Trump and evangelical community”. He added that he was waiting to see Trump take further steps such as selecting a running mate with a “conservative track record” before committing to support the presumptive Republican nominee. |