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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington DC

Evangelical Christians need Republicans. Does the party need them?

In a large conference hall, we see a blonde white middle-aged woman, in full makeup, a black dress, and a red lanyard around her neck, lift her hands, eyes closed, appearing to sing, with others around her also appearing to joyfully sing.
People pray during the Pray Vote Stand Summit, on 15 September 2023, in Washington DC. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP

When Donald Trump recalled how his three US supreme court justices helped repeal the nationwide right to abortion, the audience rose to its feet and erupted in whistles, whoops and prolonged applause. But even as the former president basked in the religious right’s moment of triumph, he went on to deliver a warning.

“I will say politically, it’s a very tough, it’s a very tough decision for some people, but very, very hard on elections. Very, very hard,” Trump told a gathering of Christian conservatives in the ballroom of a Washington hotel. “We had midterms and this was an issue, you know.”

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