A national Catholic advocacy group, CatholicVote, decided to endorse former President Donald Trump on Monday, January 22, after both Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 race. The former president then promptly thanked the group for its endorsement and explained the importance of standing up for Christianity when speaking at a campaign event.
As background, CatholicVote is a massive organization that aims to inspire Catholic and other Christian voters to live out their faith in normal life and put that faith first in public life and vote for candidates whose policies are best for the Catholic faith and America.
Announcing the group’s endorsement of former President Donald Trump, Brian Burch, the President of CatholicVote, noted that with “both Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis exiting the race, the choice is now clear.” Continuing, he added, “I know many Catholics are divided over whether Trump is the best candidate to defeat Biden. But that’s also what primaries are for.” Burch added. He then insisted that Trump is the far better option than Haley, saying, “The only two candidates that remain are Trump and Haley. And the choice is a no-brainer.”
Then, stressing the importance of standing up to the Biden Administration, President Burch highlighted its alleged targeting of Catholics, saying, “Since his election, his administration has targeted our children, schools, and families. He’s failed to protect our churches, excused illegal FBI spying on Catholics, and called faithful citizens like you and me the biggest threat to America.”
Continuing, Burch added that the border disaster is a massive problem for America, saying, “Biden’s reckless border policies have led to the exploitation of millions of migrants, with even Democratic mayors in major cities raising the alarm. In 2023 alone, over 3 million illegal immigrants entered the country.”
Further emphasizing the problems with President Biden, Burch went on to add that he sees Biden as a “Trojan horse,” saying, “Joe Biden is the Trojan horse of far-left ideology: presented to American Catholics as a caring, faithful, and patriotic grandfather. Yet his age, mental acuity, and failures are hurting millions of Americans – including Catholic families everywhere.”
And, explaining what he sees as one of Trump’s chief virtues as a political leader – his willingness to fight for what he thinks is the correct decision rather than what the mandarins say is the easy and correct one – Burch added, “We need a general to lead us. Someone who knows the truth and is willing to fight for it – not simply someone who will calculate the path of least resistance to accomplish some good on the margins.”
Former President Trump, speaking about the endorsement in a New Hampshire campaign rally, said, “Today we’re … very grateful to be endorsed by one of the nation’s largest Catholic advocacy groups, CatholicVote. And I just want to thank them. They are incredible.”
Continuing, he, like President Burch, sounded off on the Biden Administration’s stance toward faithful Christians, saying, “I don’t know what it is with Catholics but the FBI is going after Catholics. Why would any Catholic vote for a Democrat? …Think of it, what they’re doing, I hear stories that are just horrible. Why would a Catholic be voting for Biden or a Democrat? Doesn’t make sense, it’s horrible – what they’re doing is horrible.”
Watch him here:
.@realDonaldTrump thanks @CatholicVote for its endorsement #2024 pic.twitter.com/t1TKJuJRno
— CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) January 23, 2024
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