(NPR) Trump Defends Symbolism Of Photo-Op At St. John's Church

Trump Defends Symbolism Of Photo-Op At St. John's Church








The bishop who oversees St. John's condemned President Trump's photo op in front of the boarded-up church. But Trump said he had heard from evangelical leaders who approved of the move.



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Trump Defends Symbolism Of Photo-Op At St. John's Church






"Most religious leaders loved it," the president said in a Fox News Radio interview, defending his visit Monday after protesters were forcibly cleared from the area.