For evangelicals, Trump’s Iran strike was divine
Jun 27, 2025 • Dan Hummel
When Trump announced U.S. forces had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites on June 22, he ended with an unusual presidential benediction: “I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and God bless America.” Eric Metaxas, one of Trump’s most fervent evangelical supporters, was amazed: “I could not believe what I heard… that was the most bold declaration of faith that any president has made in our history.”
The statement thrilled Trump’s evangelical base, but its place in wider events…