Why Evangelicals Care About Trump Abandoning The Kurds

White evangelical Christians have long been some of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters. But the president's recent decision to effectively abandon Kurdish fighters, considered key allies in the fight against the so-called Islamic State, appears to have caused a fracturing in this powerful religious groups.

The president's decision to withdraw roughly 1,000 U.S. troops in northern Syria has already contributed to chaos in the region, as hundreds of Islamic State families and supporters escaped a detention camp amid fighting between the Kurds and rapidly advancing Turkish-backed forces. Turkey's offensive has displaced at least 130,000 people, the United Nations reported Sunday.