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The election of Donald J. Trump on November 5 marked the beginning of a new golden age for America. In his election night victory speech in Palm Beach, Florida, President-elect Trump vowed to fight for all Americans, their families and their futures.
“I will not rest until we have the strong, safe, and prosperous America that our children and you deserve,” President Trump said. “This will truly be America's Golden Age.”
Voters have given President Trump an overwhelming mandate to implement the common sense principle of America First. Trump achieved significant gains across the electorate and among key demographics, including Catholic voters.
Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump's landslide victory: 'Harris despised us'
As I wrote on October 10th, “President Donald J. Trump is making significant strides in relations with Catholics across the United States. This is especially important given the state's religious demographics.”
Nationally, Catholics were narrowly divided in the 2020 election, but Trump won the national Catholic vote by 15 points in 2024. According to a Washington Post exit poll, 56% of Catholics voted for Trump, compared to 41% for Kamala Harris.
Catholics make up the largest religious denomination in the United States, with approximately 52 million members.
Consider that 24% of adults in Pennsylvania are Catholic. The percentages of Catholic adults in Wisconsin and Michigan are 25% and 18%, respectively. Trump won all three states and also won Catholics by large margins.
Harris officially recognizes Trump's landslide victory the day after
Catholic voters supported Trump by 13 points in Pennsylvania, 16 points in Wisconsin and 20 points in Michigan, according to a Fox News voter analysis.
“There's a new electoral trend here that Republicans, if they're smart, are going to jump on board with,” said Brian Birch, president of CatholicVote.
During the campaign, Harris was unable to hide her anti-Catholic bigotry from American voters, going so far as to tell students who said “Christ is King!” They were attending the “wrong gathering.”
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By contrast, President Trump's commitment to religious freedom was clear to voters across the country during his first administration and during his campaign.
In his first term, President Trump defended the rights of doctors, nurses, and teachers to act according to their conscience. He appointed three Supreme Court justices dedicated to protecting the God-given right to worship. He signed an executive order that defines international religious freedom as a moral and national security imperative and convened a conference dedicated to ending global religious persecution and defending religious freedom. convened at the United Nations.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, former President Trump, and former first lady Melania Trump attend the Alfred E. Smith Foundation Annual Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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During the campaign, Trump nominated J.D. Vance, a convert to Catholicism whose wife was raised Hindu, to be his vice president. He launched the Catholics for Trump coalition to reaffirm his commitment to defending religious freedom and defending family values. (Ms. Harris tried to do the same, but her disingenuous message apparently didn't resonate.) Ms. Harris attended Al Smith's dinner with church leaders and expressed her support for Catholic Charities. showed. And in the wake of this summer's assassination attempt, he blamed the bullet's near miss on divine providence.
Catholic voters played a key role in electing President Donald J. Trump, sending a clear message about their importance in shaping America's future.
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