Thrilling Christian Conservative Audience, Trump Vows to Lift Ban on Politicking, Appoint Antiabortion Judges

The Washington Post’s Michelle Boorstein and Julie Zauzmer report that Donald Trump received a standing ovation on Tuesday at his New York meeting with conservative Christian leaders. Trump assured his audience that he would reverse a law that prevents tax-exempt religious organizations from politicking, and he pledged to fill the Supreme Court with anti-abortion judges. Boorstien and Zauzmer write, “At the end of the event, the campaign announced an ‘evangelical executive board,’ which included 21 names: 20 men and one woman, former congresswoman Michele Bachmann.”

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