{"id":1979145,"date":"2023-07-21T01:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T05:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T01:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T05:23:03","slug":"trump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump screens &#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217; with actor Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979145&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0721\/7017102b-3513-4e74-9dd3-67046ab722b7\/audio.mp3?length=4038957&#038;duration=337\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump hosted a special screening \u200bof the film &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221;\u200c with actor Jim Caviezel, producer Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, and Tim\u200d Ballard from\u200d Operation Underground Railroad. The movie, which sheds light on child sex trafficking, served as the inspiration for\u200d the event.<\/p>\n<p>The screening took place outside \u2063Trump&#8217;s club in Bedminster, New \u2062Jersey,\u2064 and it was a \u200bgrand affair. \u2062Trump made a \u200cdramatic entrance into the main dining room, greeted by an enthusiastic \u2064and packed crowd. Among the attendees were Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, former chief \u200dstrategist\u2064 Steven Bannon, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and conservative influencer Jack Posobiec. Pastor Paula White, who served as Trump&#8217;s Christian advisor, led the audience in \u200cprayer before the film\u200b started.<\/p>\n<p>After the\u200b movie, Trump expressed his thoughts, saying, &#8220;I\u200b hope you enjoyed it. It&#8217;s something I&#8217;m not sure if you&#8217;re supposed to enjoy\u2063 or learn\u2014it&#8217;s\u200b a combination. \u2064But that was a great movie. Now I understand why it&#8217;s\u2062 doing\u2063 so well.&#8221; He also took the\u200c opportunity to praise Jim Caviezel, telling \u200dhim \u200cit was an honor to get to know him. &#8220;I hope everyone had\u2063 a fantastic \u200btime.\u2064 It&#8217;s an incredible inspiration,&#8221; \u2062Trump \u2064added.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sound\u200b of Freedom: The Summer Hit of 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Released by Angel Studios, the company \u200dbehind the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-chosen-actress-once-skeptical-about-god-says-role-has-been-life-changing\/\" title=\"\u2018The Chosen\u2019 Actress, Once Skeptical About God, Says Role Has Been Life-Changing\">hit faith-based series<\/a> &#8220;The \u2063Chosen,&#8221; the \u200cindependently financed and crowd-funded &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221;\u200d has become a sleeper\u200c hit of the summer, grossing\u200d over $96 million worldwide, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt7599146\/\">Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5342379\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/19\/id5342379-S704317-lowres-1200x801.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tImage from \u200dthe &#8220;Sound of\u2063 Freedom&#8221; movie, starring Jim Caviezel, to be released \u2064nationwide on\u2062 July 4,\u200b 2023.\u200d (Courtesy Angel \u2063Studios)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Despite being\u2062 made against a $14.5 million budget\u2063 and sitting on the shelves at Disney for five years, &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; has exceeded expectations. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-kamala-harris-bought-375-pot-on-paris-trip\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris Bought 5 Pot on Paris Trip\">received mixed reviews<\/a> from critics but has garnered highly \u2063positive reception from\u2062 audiences. The \u200bmovie has faced competition\u200c from more traditional summer blockbusters like\u200c &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny&#8221; and\u200d &#8220;Mission Impossible\u2014Dead\u200d Reckoning Part One.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The film follows Tim Ballard\u200c on a dangerous\u2062 mission to rescue children held\u2062 captive by traffickers in Colombia. Ballard, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening\/\" title=\"Trump screens 'Sound of Freedom' with actor Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard.\">homeland security department agent appointed<\/a> by Trump to a federal advisory panel on human trafficking, is the real-life inspiration \u2063behind the \u2062movie. Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, the \u2062film&#8217;s producer and a Mexican \u200bappointee to Trump&#8217;s advisory \u2062commission on Hispanic prosperity, played a crucial role in reclaiming the rights to\u2063 the\u2062 film.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5353870\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23\/id5353870-06212023-DSC00799-Tim-and-Jim-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tJim\u2064 Caviezel (L), actor in the \u2062new human trafficking film &#8220;Sound of\u200c Freedom,&#8221; and Tim Ballard (R), a former Department of Homeland \u2064Security special \u200bagent and founder\u2063 of Operation Underground Railroad, speak during an interview in Washington on June 21, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Film Thriving Despite Mainstream Media Attacks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>However, \u2062the movie&#8217;s popularity has attracted criticism from the mainstream news media. Despite being shot five years\u200d ago, before the term gained prominence, the film has been labeled as \u200ca \u2062&#8221;QAnon&#8221; fantasy. Rolling Stone writer Miles Klee \u2062wrote an op-ed titled &#8220;&#8216;Sound Of Freedom&#8217; Is a\u2063 Superhero Movie \u2063for Dads With Brainworms,&#8221; describing the \u200bmovie as a conspiracy-addled boomer&#8217;s appeal to conscience.\u2062 The Daily Beast also \u200cpublished \u200dan article questioning the controversial box-office hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump recently screened the movie &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; alongside actor Jim Caviezel, producer Eduardo Ver\u00e1stegui, and Tim Ballard from Operation Underground Railroad. The film sheds light on child sex trafficking, a cause close to Ballard&#8217;s heart. The event occurred at Trump&#8217;s club in Bedminster, New Jersey, showcasing his support for the cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2128,"featured_media":1979146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1979145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1979145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1979145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1979145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1979145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1979145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}