'Bring back our religion': Trump vows to support Christians during Nashville speech

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Trump spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of about 1,500 Thursday evening at a presidential forum at the annual conference of the National Religious Broadcasters at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville.
65% : We have to bring back Christianity," Trump said, prompting a big cheer from the crowd.
59% : Before Trump walked on stage, the crowd stood in recognition of "the January 6th hostages," referring to those who face federal charges for their role in storming the U.S. Capitol.
58% : But Trump, who was scheduled to take the stage around 8 p.m. CT, kept the hyped crowd waiting.
52% : NRB President Troy Miller said the organization invited all eligible candidates from both parties to participate in the presidential forum, and Trump was the only candidate who was available to attend.
52% : During his speech, Trump invited former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman up on stage to provide remarks.
50% : Former President Donald Trump called on Christians to support his presidential bid, pledging if elected to "protect God in the public square," defend Christian broadcasters and their "pro-God" content from censorship, and appoint a task force to fight anti-Christian bias, including federal prosecutions.
49% : At about 8:40 p.m., nearly an hour before Trump took the stage, staff urgently began removing hundreds of chairs from the back corner of the room.
49% : "Trump pledged to establish a new federal task force on "fighting anti-Christian bias.
48% : The crowd stood cheering several times as Trump rolled through a list of other priorities, including expanding school choice options, abolishing the U. S. Department of Education, securing the southern U.S. border with Mexico, defeating the "toxic force of gender ideology," keeping "men out of women's sports," and "prohibiting child mutilation in all 50 states.
47% : Von Tagen, who was wearing a red MAGA hat and an Israeli flag lapel pin, said he hopes Trump is reelected for the sake of small business owners, like himself.
46% : Despite a tight calendar of court appearances and campaigning, Trump appeared in Nashville with just two days to go before the South Carolina primary.
46% : ""Trump is just, I think, one of us, really," Sheldon said.
43% : ""In the end, we do not answer to bureaucrats in Washington, we answer to God in heaven," Trump said.
42% : His speech began at 9:42 p.m. and wrapped shortly before 11 p.m.During his opening comments, Trump blamed the delay on rough weather during his flight.
41% : 'We will protect God in our public square'Trump asked the crowd of Christian broadcasters and media to support his bid for the White House, pledging to defend Christians from domestic persecution, censorship, and infringements on their rights.
35% : ""Its mission will be to investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment and persecution against Christians in America," Trump said.
34% : Trump also claimed without evidence that religious broadcasters are "under siege," pledging if elected to "protect content that is pro-God.""We will protect God in our public square," Trump said.
33% : "Let's call these brave Americans what they really are: persecuted Christians," Trump said.
18% : Friedman, who wore a medallion around his neck to remember the more than 100 Israeli hostages still in Hamas captivity, told Trump that the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel "would not have happened," had Trump still been in office.
12% : Meanwhile, Trump accused the Biden administration of "targeting Christian believers" and pledged, if elected again, to appoint a special task force "to rapidly review the cases of every political prisoner.
9% : "Trump briefly mentioned his multiple criminal indictments, claiming them as political persecution.

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