{"id":40808,"date":"2020-06-10T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/only-1-in-4-americans-see-donald-trump-as-a-man-of-faith\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T11:22:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:22:12","slug":"only-1-in-4-americans-see-donald-trump-as-a-man-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/only-1-in-4-americans-see-donald-trump-as-a-man-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 1 in 4 Americans see Donald Trump as a man of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ideological conservatives and Republicans were the only demographics in which a majority of respondents characterized the president as religious \u2014 55 percent and 60 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

The June 6-7 survey was conducted following Trump\u2019s back-to-back visits to two Christian sites in Washington, including a photo op outside St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church near the White House where he posed with a Bible after authorities forcibly cleared protesters from the vicinity. The move came as Trump and his campaign team returned their focus to the president\u2019s core supporters \u2014 including white evangelicals who overwhelmingly backed him in 2016 \u2014 in an effort to reverse his declining political fortunes. <\/p>\n

Trump’s poll numbers have taken a hit amid widespread criticism over the administration\u2019s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the social turbulence caused by the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer. <\/p>\n

During an interview with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer last week, Trump, who was raised Presbyterian but infrequently attends church, was asked whether he\u2019s \u201cgrown in his faith\u201d since becoming president. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think maybe I have, from the standpoint that I see so much that I can do. I\u2019ve done so much for religion,\u201d he replied. <\/p>\n

The response raised eyebrows among Christians outside of Trump\u2019s base who overwhelmingly disagree that the president himself is religious. More than 3-in-5 Catholic voters, for instance, do not view him as religious, according to the poll. The survey did not provide standards for religiosity, such as church attendance, but simply asked respondents if they agreed or disagreed with the statement, \u201cDonald Trump is religious.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cEven after nearly 3 in 4 voters saw coverage of President Trump\u2019s photo op at St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church last week, only about 1 in 4 believe he\u2019s religious,\u201d Morning Consult vice president Tyler Sinclair said. <\/p>\n

Despite being perceived as religious by a majority of conservative Republicans, a slew of recent polls show that some key religious demographics are beginning to sour on the president \u2014 a development that triggered alarm bells inside his reelection campaign late last month. <\/p>\n

Data released<\/a> last Thursday by the Public Religion Research Institute showed a 12-point drop in the president\u2019s favorability since 2019 among white Catholics \u2014 60 percent of whom supported Trump over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton four years ago \u2014 and a 20 percent decline in his support among evangelical voters since March. In May alone, Trump\u2019s favorability among all white Christians declined from 57 percent to 46 percent, according to the PRRI study. <\/p>\n

The erosion in Trump\u2019s support among religious Americans, particularly white evangelical Protestants, disrupts a critical component of his 2020 strategy. To compensate for a staggering decline in the president\u2019s appeal among suburban voters and women, his campaign has worked to strengthen his appeal for the religious right. <\/p>\n

When the administration pivoted last month to reopening the economy amid the Covid-19 outbreak, Trump threatened to \u201coverride\u201d governors and local leaders who refused to permit churches and synagogues to resume in-person services. And after massive protests against police brutality and racial injustice unfolded across the country last week, White House officials dispatched Vice President Mike Pence to meet with minority business owners and religious leaders at a mostly black church in suburban Maryland. <\/p>\n

Still, not every attempt to connect with religious voters has gone smoothly for the administration and Trump campaign. Televangelist Pat Robertson used his long-running newscast, \u201cThe 700 Club,\u201d to admonish the president last week for his icy comments about protesters and demands for \u201claw and order\u201d after Floyd\u2019s death in police custody last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like now is the time to say, \u2018I understand your pain, I want to comfort you, I think it\u2019s time we love each other,'” Robertson said. “But the president took a different course. \u2026 He said, \u2018I\u2019m ready to send in military troops if the nation\u2019s governors don\u2019t act to quell the violence that has rocked American cities.\u2019 In a matter of fact, he spoke of them as being jerks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just don\u2019t do that, Mr. President. It isn\u2019t cool,\u201d added Robertson, an influential Christian leader who has been largely supportive of Trump\u2019s presidency. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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