Trump's Religious Spin on Iran War

0:00On April 8th, President Trump is leaning hard into Christian talk to fire up his evangelical base for the Iran War, which most Americans now hate. He's called the rescue of a downpilot in Easter miracle and hinted that US and Israeli strikes have gots okay. The wars are already five weeks old, spy gas prices, killed 13 US troops and thousands of Iranians and tanked his poles even more. Here this week, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire, but he's still struggling to sell the fight. Defense Secretary Pete Hakeseth ramped it up, quoting Bible verses to back overwhelming force on enemies who deserve no mercy. Evangelical pastors are echoing this from the pulpit, framing Iran as pure evil that good must crush. Folks are split sharp on party lines. A recent poll shows 60 percent against the strikes, with 74 percent of Republicans in favor, but just 22 percent of Democrats. Critics like Democrats and left-leaning Christians call it a twisted use of faith, while

1:00Pope Leo slammed the war as atrocious from St. Peter's Square. On Palm Sunday, prominent voices like Franklin Graham compare Trump to biblical heroes saving people from ancient Persia, today's Iran, pastors at a White House Easter event even likened him to Jesus, but trade and accused. They see this as a spiritual battle between God's Kingdom and Satan's, not against Muslims. Trump's team knows his core White Evangelicals are key to holding the MAGA crowd together amid the backlash, so expect more of this religious spin as the ceasefire plays out in polls keep shifting. That's your update from Global News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.