Clinton vows to ‘unify our country,’ while Trump emphasizes religious freedom

[rug]

June 10, 2016 at 7:35 PM EDT

JUDY WOODRUFF: The two presumptive nominees for president were in Washington today, each speaking to a friendly crowd and trying out attack lines aimed at the other.

Political director Lisa Desjardins reports.

LISA DESJARDINS: It was an effort to reassure the religious right, Donald Trump speaking to an evangelical Christian audience at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s conference in Washington.

DONALD TRUMP (R), Presumptive Presidential Nominee: We want to uphold the sanctity and dignity of life.

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

DONALD TRUMP: Religious freedom, the right for people of faith to freely practice their faith, so important.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-emphasizes-religious-freedom-while-clinton-vows-to-unify-our-country/

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. How can anyone report Trump pretending he wants "religious freedom" without mentioning

that he wants to stop any Muslim from entering the USA? Any rookie reporter could have at least have said it was "a change in policy", even if they don't want to put it as "lying" or "hypocrisy" or a "contradiction" . It's amazing the PBS has a 'political director' that negligent. She might as well have said nothing, and just played the recording of Trump, allowing him to spin any way he wants.

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2. Some people simply have bigoted views towards Islam.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. "religious freedom" is code for "fundamentalist Christian"

Try to practice any other belief (e.g., a Muslim prayer to start a Texas high school football game) and see how far the claim of "religious freedom" gets you.

[Runningdawg]

3. A Trump supporters

idea of religious freedom is being able to choose which denomination of Christian church to attend. Many of them more than likely refused to vote for Romney because he was not a "Christian" in many eyes.