United States President Donald Trump vowed to support and defend religious liberty, telling a gathering of evangelical Christians that the threat of terrorism “is one of the most grave and dire threats to religious freedom in the world today.”
“We cannot allow this terrorism and extremism to spread in our country, or to find sanctuary on our shores or in our cities,” Mr. Trump said on Saturday night at a “Celebrate Freedom” concert honouring veterans. “We want to make sure that anyone who seeks to join our country shares our values and has the capacity to love our people.”
The evangelical megachurch First Baptist Dallas and Salem Media Group sponsored the event at the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts. First Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress was a strong backer of Mr. Trump during the 2016 campaign.
The event at times felt like one of Mr. Trump’s signature campaign rallies, with the President promising an adoring crowd that America would “win again” and prompting cheers with attacks on the news media.
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