Latino Evangelicals & Trump
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Latino Evangelicals & Trump
Bill Wechter /AFP/Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald
Donald Trump has been re-sworn in as President of the United States. And for this re-ascendency, he owes a thank you to Latino voters, especially Latino evangelicals. They turned out for him in double digits in the last election. So what is it about Latinos, evangelicalism, and Trump’s brand of Republicanism that helped tip the White House back in his favor?
President and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, Robert P. Jones, and Axios Justice and Race reporter Russell Contreras join Brittany to get at the root of this shift and what it means for our political future.
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This episode was produced by Alexis Williams, with additional support from Barton Girdwood. It was edited by Jasmine Romero. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.