Donald Trump, (click here for live coverage) Sen. Mitch McConnell and other speakers are set to
address the 2016 Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Washington,
D.C.
The conference is one of the largest events for religious conservative groups in the country. Trump’s speech marks an appeal to the evangelical voter base, whose support for Trump has taken some analysts by surprise.
“Mr. Trump won a plurality of evangelical votes in the Republican primaries on his path to the nomination, and we welcome him to once again address members of Faith and Freedom and to express his views on the many issues of importance to evangelical conservative voters,” Timothy Head, executive director of the coalition, told The New York Times.
You can watch Trump’s speech above at 12:15 pm EDT.
Ralph Reed is scared of bathrooms. The F&F Coalition is spending in North Carolina to support McCrory. The bathroom thing needs a facility labeled "Christians Only." Then the Christians can decide whether or not they are afraid of others.
There is plenty of applause for Mr. Trump as he enters the building.
June 7, 2016
Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, has continued to be a lightning rod for controversy. On Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that Trump made the "textbook definition of a racist comment" in saying an American-born judge isn't qualified to preside over a case because of his Mexican heritage....
The conference is one of the largest events for religious conservative groups in the country. Trump’s speech marks an appeal to the evangelical voter base, whose support for Trump has taken some analysts by surprise.
“Mr. Trump won a plurality of evangelical votes in the Republican primaries on his path to the nomination, and we welcome him to once again address members of Faith and Freedom and to express his views on the many issues of importance to evangelical conservative voters,” Timothy Head, executive director of the coalition, told The New York Times.
You can watch Trump’s speech above at 12:15 pm EDT.
Ralph Reed is scared of bathrooms. The F&F Coalition is spending in North Carolina to support McCrory. The bathroom thing needs a facility labeled "Christians Only." Then the Christians can decide whether or not they are afraid of others.
There is plenty of applause for Mr. Trump as he enters the building.
June 7, 2016
Raleigh (WTVD) --
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (click here) told ABC11 on Tuesday that he will support Donald Trump for president.Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, has continued to be a lightning rod for controversy. On Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that Trump made the "textbook definition of a racist comment" in saying an American-born judge isn't qualified to preside over a case because of his Mexican heritage....
