Trump Implores Christians to Boost Turnout, Courts Black Voters

Former President Donald Trump told evangelical voters they needed to boost their turnout at the polls as he sought in a pair of Saturday campaign events to shore up – and expand – his base.

Trump spoke Saturday afternoon to the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, a gathering of evangelical conservatives who have provided a bedrock of support for his three presidential bids. Later, the presumptive Republican presidential held a rally in North Philadelphia as part of his effort to make inroads with Black voters in the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2024 Road to Majority Conference in Washington, DC, on June 22.

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Trump told his supporters that ...