President Trump, speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, announced a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate claims of 'anti-Christian bias' within the federal government. This move comes amid a series of executive orders aimed at advancing his conservative agenda, raising concerns about the potential impact on religious freedom and civil rights.
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday his intention to eliminate what he termed 'anti-Christian bias' in the U.S. by forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the 'targeting' of Christians. Trump said at the National Prayer Breakfast that he believes people 'can't be happy without religion, without that belief. Let's bring religion back. Let's bring God back into our lives.
' This announcement comes amid a series of executive orders signed by Trump since returning to office last month, enacting his conservative agenda and fulfilling campaign promises. These orders have addressed immigration, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and the economy and energy production. Among other actions, Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement, rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions, and implemented a federal hiring freeze. Speaking at a series of events in Washington in conjunction with the annual breakfast, Trump stated that the new Bondi-led task force would be instructed to 'immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, the IRS, the FBI, and other agencies,' which he described as 'absolutely terrible.' Trump further stated that Bondi would be tasked with 'fully prosecuting anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society' and 'moving heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide.' Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and corporate lobbyist, was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney General on Tuesday. Her appointment comes amidst a Justice Department already troubled by the dismissals of career employees perceived as disloyal to Trump. Bondi will be responsible for overseeing the FBI, which is currently experiencing turmoil due to scrutiny of agents involved in Trump investigations. Republicans have lauded Bondi as a highly qualified leader who would bring much-needed changes to a department they believe unfairly pursued Trump through multiple investigations that resulted in two indictments.President Donald Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday said: 'If we don't have religious liberty, then we don't have a free country.' Rachel Laser, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said in a statement: 'If Trump really cared about religious freedom and ending religious persecution, he'd be addressing antisemitism in his inner circle, anti-Muslim bigotry, hate crimes against people of color and other religious minorities, but instead, he's abolishing federal programs and protections that address those wrongs. This task force is not a response to Christian persecution; it's an attempt to make America into an ultra-conservative Christian Nationalist nation.' What Happens Next Trump said he would sign an executive order later on Thursday to appoint Bondi as the head of a task force that would 'eradicate anti-Christian bias.'
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