An alliance that helped sweep President Trump to office appears to be strengthening as his administration delivers on its promises to America’s religious right.
According to PRRI, a pollster, 75 per cent of white evangelical Protestants view Mr Trump favourably, a record high and up from 68 per cent in January. The figures suggest that conservative Christians, for decades a key force in US politics, have radically reordered their voting priorities to back a president whose earthy language and alleged marital infidelity might once have disqualified him.
They have grown impatient with pious politicians who can’t get things done, Jerry Falwell Jr, who leads Liberty University in Virginia, said. “The way I said it during the campaign is that we’re not electing a pastor, we’re
