Why is Trump standing up for religious teenagers?

Beyond Today

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🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump is trying to shore up his evangelical support before November's presidential election. Ramping up his Christian outreach, he's been helping teenagers who say they’re being bullied for their religious beliefs at school. These students have organised “prayer lockers” and are running a nationwide “Pray Anyway” campaign. BBC reporter Tara Mckelvey visited one of them in Kentucky to find out how the teenager's struggle went all the way to the White House. Presenter: Matthew Price Producers: Duncan Barber and Seren Jones Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:05.0	Hello, I'm Matthew Price.
0:07.8	This is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4.
0:10.8	Every day we ask one big question about one big story.
0:14.0	Today, why is Trump fighting for religious teenagers?
0:24.4	The American adventure has only just begun. Our spirit is still young. The sun is
0:38.7	still rising. God's grace is still shining and my fellow Americans the best is yet to come.
0:49.0	Thank you. God bless you and God bless America. Thank you very much.
0:55.0	I've started to think that there's a really good argument for saying that this year's election in the U is the most important the world has seen in decades.
1:07.0	What happens in America often affects all of us.
1:11.0	Right now there is such a difference of opinion in how to do things in the US
1:16.2	that who wins November's election is going to determine how the world
1:20.4	tackles huge crises like climate change especially.
1:25.4	Donald Trump says he's not especially worried about global warming.
1:28.8	Many of his opponents are much more concerned.
1:32.1	If you talk to people in New York or California, then mostly
1:35.3	they want him gone, but there are large parts of America that are less familiar to many of
1:39.8	us with people who feel that President Trump cares about them.
1:44.0	Donald Trump says to me we do matter.
1:48.0	Plain and simple.
1:49.0	And this episode is about some of those people.
1:52.0	People who've made their lives from mining... This episode is about some of those people.
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