Trump Tells Christian Voters They 'Won’t Have to Vote Anymore' if Elected

Former President Donald Trump told a Christian audience they “won't have to vote” in four years if he is reelected as President, drawing mixed reactions across the spectrum.

The Details: Trump said he would fix the issues that prevent Republicans from winning elections, thus implying a lack of need to vote. Trump made the comments at the Turning Point Action's Believers' Summit on Friday.

Key Quotes: Trump said, “I will secure our elections. Our goal will be, as I said, one day voting with paper ballots, proof of citizenship, and a thing called voter ID.” Moments later, he added, “You have to get out and vote. And again, Christians — get out and vote! Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine.”

How The Media Covered It: The story was mostly covered by outlets from the left and center, and not much by the right. Many outlets highlighted the narrative put forth by Democrats that Trump is a threat to democracy, or Trump’s history of rhetoric that many have called authoritarian.

Right vs. Left: Breitbart (Right bias) criticized The Atlantic (Left bias) for a feature it ran that criticized Trump and “some of his base” as “authoritarian.” Breitbart also included a full transcript of Trump’s comments, while most other outlets did not.