Presumptive Republican presidential
nominee Donald Trump on Thursday spoke at the Faith and Freedom
Coalition summit in Washington, D.C.
Organized by Christian Coalition
founder Ralph E. Reed, Jr. the coalition opposes abortion and
marriage equality and supports limited government, a strong national
defense and Israel.
“It's an honor to speak here today
and discuss our shared values,” Trump said. “I'd like to thank
all of the wonderful Christian leaders and Christian voters who have
supported me. We've had tremendous support.”
“Here we are and here are the goals,
and I thought I'd put some of these together, and I did it just the
other night because of this meeting, and I wanted it to come from me,
from my heart.”
“We want to uphold the sanctity and
dignity of life. Marriage and family as the building block of
happiness and success. So important,” Trump said to a warm round
of applause.
Trump's speech was disrupted by
protesters opposed to his immigration stance. “Refugees are
welcome here,” one of the protesters yelled, while others held
signs that read, “Dump Trump.”
The demonstrators were quickly removed
from the event. Trump called the protesters “professional
agitators.”