US election 2020: Meeting Donald Trump's evangelical Christian voters

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Donald Trump owes his presidency, at least in part, to America's evangelical Christians. And the US president certainly won’t be able to win a second term on November 3 without their support. Around a quarter of the US population are evangelicals. Our correspondents report.

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For these hardline Protestants, who vote in accordance with their "convictions and as disciples of Christ", Trump was chosen by God – something that the president himself was quick to understand.

Our US correspondents found out more about these evangelical Christians, who make up a core part of Trump’s electoral base.

>> Read our article: Trump to appeal to evangelicals with unprecedented speech at anti-abortion rally

>> Watch our Focus report: Evangelical churches gaining ground in France

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