China Xiaokang Network, June 9 News Lao Ma President Trump walked from the White House to St. John's Church a block away early last week. The photo of him passing the graffiti wall and holding a Bible in front of the church has now become iconic.
Trump President Trump held a Bible at St. John's Church opposite the White House.
US media reported that President Trump said: "I went there because someone suggested that it was a good idea. I think it is a good idea, and it is a good idea. But I don't know if there was anyone there at the time."
Washington Diocese Bishop Marian Bude quickly condemned Trump's visit and the police's use of force to disperse peaceful demonstrators in front of NBC television cameras.
Washington Diocese Bishop Marian Edgar Budde said: "This is a misuse of our spiritual tools, symbols of our tradition and our religious shrines.
Before Trump's visit, the basement of St. John's Church was set on fire, causing some damage. The investigation into the suspect is ongoing.
Christian evangelicals for the president's In defense of the move, the denomination is Trump's core religious constituency.
Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas said: "President Trump was absolutely right to stand in front of that church as a symbol of unity, not just with that congregation but with the entire American church, once again demonstrating his determination to protect churches from those seeking to destroy them.
Not all evangelicals support Trump's "law and order" approach. Trump ally and televangelical pastor Pat Robertson issued a rare rebuke, saying the moment called for compassion, not military threats.
Trump's favorability among white evangelical voters fell 15 points to 62% in late May, down from nearly 80% in March, according to a Public Religion Research Institute poll.
But even amid the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest, Trump's favorability Trump's overall approval rating fell only slightly.
The president enjoys high levels of support among Republicans, except for two groups of people: elderly people who are worried about the impact of the epidemic on their health, and suburban women.
Republican pollster Whit Ayers said: "Suburban women in particular may change their attitudes in response to some of the social unrest, so that's a group to watch, but his core supporters, the people who are already heavily supporting him, evangelical Christians, rural blue-collar white men, they're not going to be swayed no matter what.
In 2016, 81% of white evangelicals voted for Trump. Since taking office, Trump has built strong relationships with this group by focusing on their political priorities.
Trump said: "The unborn child has never had a stronger defender in the White House... (Applause)"
Trump will likely rely on the support of these people again in the November election.
Faith and Freedom Alliance Ralph Reed said: "In terms of court appointments, he has been pro-religious freedom, pro-life, pro-Constitution, and leaning towards Israel, and I estimate that his vote rate will be higher than in 2016."
Still, with the new crown epidemic still ongoing, a lot can happen in the five months before the election.
According to the latest Pew Research Center survey, 77% of people who identify with or lean towards the Republican Party said that the president has done an excellent or very good job in handling the new crown epidemic, and this number was as high as 83% in March.
Days ago, as protests continued over the death of Floyd, a black man who died in the hands of a white police officer, Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the St. John Paul II National Shrine to offer what the White House called a "moment of remembrance" but did not provide details about who or what to commemorate.
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