{"id":2358364,"date":"2024-10-23T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-us-not-so-far-away-from-being-a-country-of-religious-persecution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:22:33","slug":"trump-warns-us-not-so-far-away-from-being-a-country-of-religious-persecution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-us-not-so-far-away-from-being-a-country-of-religious-persecution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns US \u2018not so far away\u2019 from being a country of religious persecution &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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-warns-us-not-so-far-away-from-being-a-country-of-religious-persecution-washington-examiner%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=2358364&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump warned that the United States is \u200capproaching \u200ca state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">religious persecution<\/a>, specifically targeting Catholic voters \u2063and urging \u2063them not to \u2062support Vice President\u200d Kamala\u2063 Harris. During\u2062 a conversation \u2062on the \u200cMark\u200c Levin Show, Trump criticized the Biden administration for its \u200cstance against parental involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-school-district-announces-policy-to-push-anti-racist-thinking-in-preschool-redefine-discrimination-and-racism\/\" title=\"Maryland School District Announces Policy to Push \u2018Anti-Racist Thinking\u2019 In Preschool, Redefine \u2018Discrimination\u2019 and \u2018Racism\u2019\">school board meetings<\/a>, suggesting that Harris&#8217;s silence on these issues reflects her potential leadership. He remarked on the experiences of \u200cCatholics under \u200bthe current administration, stating that\u200c they \u2062will\u200b eventually need \u2064to explain \u200ctheir support \u2062for political figures who dismiss their concerns. Additionally, Trump \u200bhighlighted concerns over the treatment \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">anti-abortion activists<\/a>, referencing an \u2063incident involving the\u2064 FBI arresting a Catholic anti-abortion protester. He also expressed his commitment to supporting the Jewish community amidst rising antisemitism, asserting that both Israel and the public do not favor Harris as president.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump warns US &lsquo;not so far away&rsquo; from being a country of religious persecution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1842834\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> cautioned that the government is close to supporting religious persecution and called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Catholic<\/a> voters not to support Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> on Election Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former president discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-addresses-violent-threats-against-school-officials-and-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Biden administration&rsquo;s opposition to parents speaking out at school board meetings<\/a> and argued Harris not speaking out against this opposition is an indication of how she would lead as president. He questioned how Catholic voters could support the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> because what the Biden administration has done to this voting bloc is &ldquo;unbelievable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Someday, some Catholics are going to have to explain why did they &hellip; I mean, they&rsquo;re being persecuted, actually,&rdquo; Trump said on the<em> Mark Levin Show<\/em>. &ldquo;So, there&rsquo;s a lot of strange things going on. You know, we&rsquo;re not so far away from being a country that&rsquo;s a very evil place. We&rsquo;re not going to let it happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v5hh971\/?pub=4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Host Mark Levin mentioned how the Biden administration has arrested people who protest in front of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-condemns-biden-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"RNC chair condemns Biden abortion policy\">abortion clinics<\/a>, a reference to how anti-abortion activist Mark Houck, a Catholic, was arrested at gunpoint by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> in September 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2437990\/family-of-anti-abortion-activist-arrested-by-fbi-seeks-3-25-million-in-damages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Houck&rsquo;s family sued the Justice Department<\/a> in November 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Levin also pointed to Trump&rsquo;s support for the Jewish community amid growing antisemitism in the country, calling the former president &ldquo;one of the heroes&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/presidential-actions\/executive-order-combating-anti-semitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signing an executive order against antisemitism<\/a> during his presidency. Trump claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> does not want Harris as president, &ldquo;and nobody else does, either.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180094\/donald-trump-nuclear-warming-biggest-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel needs to &ldquo;get smart&rdquo; about supporting him<\/a> before the election, saying the support he offers to the country is not reciprocated. He has also questioned why some Jewish voters are supporting Harris, warning that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145046\/trump-jewish-support-harris-rjc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel will be &ldquo;abandoned&rdquo;<\/a> if she becomes president.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/catholic-voters-favor-trump-most-battleground-states-according-new-ncr-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>survey<\/a> from the <em>National Catholic Reporter<\/em> found that Trump leads Harris among Catholic voters by 5 points in most of the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Trump narrowly beat then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, who identifies as Catholic, for the Catholic vote nationwide, 50% to 49%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1842834\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1842834\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump warns US is nearing religious persecution, urges Catholics to reject Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2358365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-religious-persecution-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43546,43545,3634,35343,32076],"class_list":["post-2358364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-freedom-of-religion","tag-religious-persecution","tag-trump","tag-u-s-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trump-religious-persecution-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358364","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}