For Trump, belief in God means votes and money

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : In addition to politically active Christians' votes, Trump wants their money.
65% : "We must make America pray again," Trump said in a video shared on Truth Social as he pitched the product -- a nod to his campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
64% : Evangelicals were crucial for Trump in 2016.
55% : They see Trump as the man for the job and have rewarded him for it in the polls.
50% : Another laudatory article posted by Trump claimed the coming of a "Trumpian miracle.
38% : Donald Trump after his court hearing to determine the date of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs in New York City on March 25, 2024Trump reposted a news article titled, "The Crucifixion of Donald Trump" -- only the latest in a series of references made or disseminated by Trump in which he is compared to Christ.
34% : "Many of the 77 posts fired off by Trump that day attacked the court cases piling up around him as he seeks a return to the White House in November.
33% : Pew Research shows that despite 31 percent of white evangelicals seeing Trump as not significantly religious, two-thirds (67 percent) say he stands up for their religious beliefs.
25% : "One of God's finest warriors," said one.- Dollars and votes -Twice-divorced, found liable for sexual abuse and facing four criminal cases, Trump makes for an unusual Christian standard bearer.
23% : "The rest of the 168-word screed on the Truth Social app was rather less festive, tearing into what Trump called "CROOKED AND CORRUPT PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES" and the "MANY PEOPLE THAT I COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DESPISE.
23% : "The United States, for Trump this Easter, was a "FAILING NATION.
22% : "However, Trump -- who before entering politics reveled in his image as a playboy tycoon -- now talks loudest about God and, despite the obvious contradictions, reaps the political benefits.
12% : Donald Trump is rarely seen in church but aggressively courts Christian votes and has compared himself to Jesus ChristPresident Joe Biden may be a regular churchgoer, but his challenger Donald Trump, who rarely appears in church and spent Easter raging at opponents, is the only candidate comparing himself to Jesus Christ.

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