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30 Percent of Americans Believe Trump Appointed President by God (www.rawstory.com)

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Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?

An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.

In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump "was anointed by God to become president."

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This article has more detailed information on the surveys conducted. It seems to be about a third of US adults.

https://bigthink.com/the-present/was-trump-anointed-by-god/

Interestingly, while skewed heavily towards Republicans, some Democrats also hold this position and a much smaller percentage overall believe he was selected because of his policies.