(CP) In a historic political comeback on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was reelected for a second, nonconsecutive term to serve because the forty seventh president of the United States, and he has promised to “help our country heal” after a bruising campaign during which he escaped two assassination attempts.
“This is a movement like no one’s ever seen before and, frankly, this was, I think, the best political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this on this country, and perhaps […] now it will reach a latest level of importance because we’ll help our country heal,” Trump said in his victory speech.
“We’re going to assist our country heal. We have a rustic that needs help, and it needs help very badly. We’re going to repair our borders, we’ll fix every little thing about our country, and we have made history for a reason tonight, and the explanation goes to be just that.”
Trump, who was also completely happy about winning the favored vote this time around, promised to make all of the individuals who supported him completely happy about their decision.
“Winning the favored vote was very nice, very nice, I’ll inform you. It’s an incredible, an incredible feeling of affection. We have an incredible feeling of affection on this very large room with unbelievable people standing by my side. These people have been incredible; they’ve made the journey with me, and we’ll make you very completely happy; we’ll make you very pleased with your vote,” he said. “I hope that you’ll be looking back someday and say, that was one in every of the truly vital moments of my life once I voted for this group of individuals beyond the president, this group of great people.”
Many of the individuals who supported Trump were outspoken Christian leaders who were quick to publicly congratulate him on his victory. Here are 10 reactions from Christian leaders across the country on Trump’s reelection victory.
1. SBC President Clint Pressley and pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in North Carolina
“Thanks be to God for a decisive end in the presidential contest and for pro-life victories in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Congratulations to President-elect @realDonaldTrump and Vice President-elect @JDVance,” Pressley wrote on X. “I and hundreds of thousands of my fellow Southern Baptists will likely be praying for you. ‘The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice.’ — Psalm 97:1.”
2. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Boyce College, and editor of World opinions
In his op-ed for World on Wednesday, Mohler praised president-elect Donald Trump’s victory speech as “gracious and positive.”
“Trump called for Americans to ‘put the divisions of the past behind us,’ and he presented a warm and alluring vision of America’s future. He spoke of God saving his life when a shooter tried to assassinate him — and got here so very near doing so. In the course of his campaign, Trump has often spoken in far darker terms and with far less graciousness. The American people have given him the rarest of gifts: a second presidency. Only President Grover Cleveland can claim the identical. So much now rests on Trump’s shoulders,” he wrote.
“The right response of the American people is to arrange for a latest president and to work together to deal with the nice challenges we face,” he said.
“We need Donald Trump to live as much as the spirit of his words presented this morning. He has a chance to alter history. He was elected with great hopes and expectations and giant challenges. He has often proved to be his own worst enemy. We need Donald Trump to be as strong as he sees himself to be and to be a statesman equal to those demanding times.
“As Christians, our task is now to hope for President-elect Trump and for our nation. We know that much before we all know anything. The American electoral system worked and produced a transparent winner.”
3. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Secretary of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
“America first. America all the time. Congratulations to my good friend and the following President of the United States, @realdonaldtrump!!” Carson wrote on XÂ Wednesday morning. “As I said earlier today, God isn’t done with our country. Let’s get to work.”
4. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse
“Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on being elected the forty seventh president of the United States of America! I pray that you’re going to look to God daily for His guidance and wisdom,” he wrote on X.
5. Pastor Dwight Mckissic, founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas
McKissic who was amongst quite a lot of Evangelicals to vote against Trump and even wrote an op-ed for MSNBCÂ about it, blamed Evangelicals for sexism.
“If the lack of Harris needed to be boiled right down to one factor here, William Wolfe has said it out loud….the overwhelming majority of evangelical America, and America at large…didn’t need a woman president,” he wrote on X. “Took America a protracted time to simply accept and support a black president…and even longer to support a female president. God yet reigns, and that is where I find my peace and joy.”
6. Paula White-Cain, former senior pastor of City of Destiny Church and spiritual adviser to Trump
In congratulating Trump on his victory, White-Cain highlighted their longstanding relationship and his mission to “make America great again.”
“CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP! @realdonaldtrump. I’m so grateful to be an element of this journey for twenty-four years!” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m honored to face with you, with the American people, and with God’s children to Make America GREAT Again!”
7. Bishop Talbert Swan, president of the Greater Springfield NAACP in Massachusetts
Swan, who has staunchly oppose president-elect Donald Trump for years, didn’t change his position on Wednesday morning.
“The election of Donald Trump threatens the hard-won rights of marginalized communities. Under his leadership, we risk seeing setbacks for black Americans, immigrants, women, and the disabled as he empowers policies rooted in bigotry and exclusion,” he wrote on X.
“Trump’s presidency will embolden white supremacy, putting Black communities at risk. Hate crimes spiked during his first term, and history shows us these attacks are only more likely to increase as he pushes division,” he continued. “America should prepare for a rollback of civil rights gains. Trump’s administration has a history of dismantling protections, and we’re more likely to see more attempts to undermine the Voting Rights Act, inexpensive healthcare, and social safety nets.”
