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By Raymond Ibrahim, The Stream, April 23, 2025
Raymond Ibrahim, author of Defenders of the West and Sword and Scimitar, is the Distinguished Senior Shillman Fellow at the Gatestone Institute and the Judith Rosen Friedman Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
Is Donald Trump on the way to becoming the world’s chief Defender of Christendom? That’s what various media have been reporting; one Fox News headline is “Trump … Vowing to ‘Defend the Christian Faith’…”
These claims trace back to a White House statement released on April 13, in which Trump spoke of Jesus Christ and Easter Sunday in terms that would edify the most committed Christian. A few snippets from his statement follow:
This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity….
This week is a time of reflection for Christians to memorialize Jesus’ crucifixion — and to prepare their hearts, minds, and souls for His miraculous resurrection from the dead. ….
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