Trump calls evangelical leaders' silence on his 2024 bid 'a sign of disloyalty'

In a January 16, 2023 interview with CBN's David Brody on "The Water Cooler," Trump responded to evangelical leaders withholding public endorsements of his 2024 campaign by calling their silence "a sign of disloyalty." He said "nobody...has ever done more for 'right to life' than Donald Trump," citing the three Supreme Court justices he appointed who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Trump said he was "a little disappointed" in evangelical leaders and added "I thought they could have fought much harder" during the 2022 midterm elections. The remarks surfaced a widening rift between Trump and evangelical leaders who had been central to his 2016 and 2020 coalitions.

“There's great disloyalty in the world of politics, and that's a sign of disloyalty because nobody… has ever done more for 'right to life' than Donald Trump.” Quote verified against source