Donald Trump's second term: Christians in key roles

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  23 Jan 2025
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Donald  Trump's second term: Christians in key roles

House Speaker Mike Johnson (bottom left), Mike Huckabee (top left), Pete Hegseth (right). Source: Flickr, Wikimedia Commons

Donald Trump bas become President of the United States for the second time, and while he naturally takes the limelight, he has appointed several Christian influences in key positions around him.

Vice President J.D. Vance’s Catholic background is well-documented, but others with a more evangelical worldview include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Israel Ambassador Mike Huckabee, and Secretary of Defence nominee Pete Hegseth.

Johnson, previously a lawyer and a well-known evangelical, is a Southern Baptist and describes himself as a Bible-believing Christian. He holds conservative views on issues including same-sex marriage and abortion, and after his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2023, making him next in line to the presidency after the Vice-President, he said: ‘God is the one that raises up those in authority … each of you, all of us.’

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