Trump Abandoning Kurds Could Cost Evangelical Support

Trump Abandoning Kurds Could Cost Evangelical Support
Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP

Evangelical Christian voters have been among Donald Trump's most enthusiastic and reliable supporters. Trump's recent rejection of asylum seekers and cuts to domestic food assistance programs have not stopped followers of Christ from flocking to the president.

A great schism, however, may finally be at hand. In drips that have become a gush, evangelical leaders this week have sharply criticized Trump's decision to stand down US forces in northern Syria, warning that Turkey's invasion of the region threatens America's longstanding Kurdish allies and vulnerable Christian communities.

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