People Are Not Happy After Trump Said "Let's Forget" About The Separation Of Church And State

Earlier DU thread: Trump, brushing aside separation of church and state, establishes religious liberty commission

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Source: BuzzFeed

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People Are Not Happy After Trump Said "Let's Forget" About The Separation Of Church And State

"They say 'separation between church and state,' they told me. I said, alright, let's forget about that for one time."

by Alana Valko
BuzzFeed Staff

On Thursday — which was National Prayer Day — Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a presidential commission on religious liberty. During the White House event, he openly questioned the principle of separation between church and state.

Trump has made his appeal to Christian supporters clear in his second term. He's also established a White House Faith Office — appointing American televangelist Paula White to lead it — and created a "Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias" in the government.

In a clip circulating on social media from the event, Trump said of his faith advisors, "They work right out of the White House. That's never been done before. No other president allowed that. They say 'separation between church and state,' they told me. I said, alright, let's forget about that for one time."

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He continued, "We said, separation, really, is that a good thing or a bad thing? I'm not sure, but whether there's separation or not, you guys are in the White House, where you should be, and you're representing our country. And we're bringing religion back to our country. And it's a big deal."

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Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/trump-comments-on-separation-church-state-reactions