“You’ve got to get out and vote, no matter how,” Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump ended his roughly 75-minute speech on Friday night with a final appeal to his Christian conservative audience, telling them that if they voted for him on Election Day, they would never have to vote again.
“You’ve got to get out and vote, no matter how,” Trump said at Turning Point Action’s believer summit in West Palm Beach. “Christians, get out and vote just this once.”
“We don’t have to do that anymore. Four more years, OK? We’ll solve the problem,” Trump said.
He added: “Christians, I love you. I’m a Christian. I love you. Go out. Go vote. In four years, you won’t have to vote anymore. We’re going to make it better so you don’t have to vote.”
Harris’ campaign has denounced Trump’s comments that Christians will not need to vote again once, calling them a “vow to end democracy.”
“When Vice President Harris says this election is about freedom, she means it. Our democracy is under attack by a criminal, Donald Trump,” said James Singer, a spokesman for Harris’ campaign. “Donald Trump is trying to take America backwards and drag us into a politics of hate, chaos and fear. This November, America will unite behind Vice President Kamala Harris and stop Trump.”
The rally revolved around divine intervention, with Trump reiterating that the power of prayer and the grace of Almighty God saved his life when he was hit by a bullet during an assassination attempt two weeks ago.
“I want to thank every single one of you believers in this room for your prayers and your incredible support. It’s so appreciated. Something was working, we know it,” Trump said at the start of his speech. “It is through the power of prayer and the grace of Almighty God that I stand before you tonight.”
Trump also suggested Christians don’t vote “proportionately,” something he has often broached on the campaign trail.
“I don’t want to scold you, but do you know that Christians don’t vote proportionally?” Trump asked the crowd.
Trump’s comments went viral on social media, with users drawing parallels to when he said he would be a dictator on his first day in office and suggesting he was implying he would never leave the White House.
The Trump campaign released a statement clarifying what the former president meant in his message to Christian voters, with the campaign suggesting the president spoke about “the importance of faith,” “uniting our nation” and bringing prosperity.
“President Trump spoke about the importance of faith, uniting our country and bringing prosperity to all Americans in contrast to a divisive political environment that has led to so much division and even an assassination attempt,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Chang said in a statement.
