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Trump says US embassy move to Jerusalem 'for the evangelicals'

At a campaign rally the day the Democratic National Convention opened, Trump said that Christian voters are more supportive of US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital than Jewish voters.

Adam Lucente
Adam Lucente
Aug 18, 2020
People wear facemasks as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at an airport hangar on August 17, 2020 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
People wear facemasks as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at an airport hangar on Aug. 17, 2020, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. — BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

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