Trump and the religious right: why it’s mostly with him, even after The Tape
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Anyone wondering why evangelical voters have stuck by Donald Trump will find answers here, amid the clasped hands and murmured prayers of a religious rally in Maryland.
They can be summed up in five words: Abortion. Nationalism. Redemption. Hillary Clinton. One participant shakes her head when asked if she’s heard the infamous audio of Trump singing the praises of adultery and unsolicited sexual touching.
Susan Priest believes he’s sought salvation.
Trump, who last year said he never asked God for forgiveness, couldn’t cite a favoured Bible verse, routinely gloats about his material wealth and skates around scriptural admonishments regarding sexual immodesty.