A gaggle of Iowa religion leaders prayed over former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Cedar Rapids earlier than he delivered remarks to supporters and slammed President Joe Biden as “the destroyer of democracy.”
Video shared to X, previously Twitter, by Republican strategist James Blair exhibits a dozen or so Iowa religion leaders with their fingers unfold towards Trump whereas one among them led the group in prayer.
🇺🇸 Over 150 Pastors & Faith Leaders from throughout Iowa have endorsed President Trump.
⚡️Today a bunch of them prayed over him privately earlier than he takes the stage in Cedar Rapids.#Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/4ogM1zFCr0
— James Blair (@JamesBlairGOP) December 2, 2023
“The gates of hell will not prevail against him. We speak this over him. Lord, I pray for protection over him; I pray for protection over his family,” the religion chief mentioned.
He additionally prayed, “All the weapons formed against him will not prosper, and lord, they will come to nothing, and the traps that have been laid against him.”
The second got here after greater than 150 religion leaders in Iowa endorsed Trump for president on November 23.
“The overwhelming support from Iowa’s faith leaders is a clear indication of President Trump’s unwavering commitment to the principles and values that are important to people of faith,” mentioned Pastor Dan McCoy, Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Urbandale in an e-mail press launch from the Trump marketing campaign.
“This announcement is not just a number; it’s a powerful message that faith communities trust President Trump to lead our nation forward with integrity and moral clarity,” McCoy added.
Trump took the stage in Iowa round 4:30 p.m. ET, the place he likened President Joe Biden to a “third-world communist tyrant” and mentioned his “banana republic ends on November 5th, 2024.”
Trump: “Crooked Joe Biden’s banana republic ends on November 5th, 2024.”
More: https://t.co/71crO8adBN pic.twitter.com/PCZXGWH3n6
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) December 2, 2023
“Biden and his radical left allies like to pose as defenders of Democracy — you see, he was standing up there not so long ago with the pink and red background – that looked a little bit sinister,” Trump said, seemingly referring to Biden’s notorious speech in September 2021 in which he mentioned, “MAGA Republicans do not respect the constitution.”
“But Joe Biden is not the defender of American Democracy. Joe Biden is the destroyer of American Democracy, and it’s him and his people; they’re the wreckers of the American Dream,” the forty fifth president mentioned.
President Trump in Iowa: “Joe Biden is not the defender of American Democracy, Joe Biden is the destroyer of American Democracy… The American Dream is dead with them in office.” pic.twitter.com/v2cpaJdhgs
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) December 2, 2023
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