Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “Latter-Day Saints for Trump” coalition less than a month before Election Day, as the campaign looks to shore up support among a key voting bloc in which defections could be particularly damaging in key western battlegrounds.
“President Trump has consistently stood by our side in defending both, ensuring that Latter-day Saints and people of all faiths can worship freely and live according to our beliefs,” Lee said.
Latter-day Saints voters’ steadfast support for GOP candidates has long helped keep Utah and Idaho — the states with the largest share of LDS voters — impenetrably red on election nights.
The former president plans to hold a roundtable with Latter-day Saints leaders on Sunday in Arizona, according to a campaign aide.
The Harris campaign hosts a “Latter Day Saints for Harris-Walz coalition on its website and launched an advisory committee in Arizona last month.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Sen, Mike Lee, Celeste Maloy, Burgess Owens, Sean Reyes, Trump, ” Lee, “, Joe Biden, Biden, Andy Biggs, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, Lamb, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Walz, Robert Oaks, Glenn Beck, Donald Trump Jr
Organizations:
Trump ”, Utah Republicans, “, America, Democratic, Arizona, GOP, Arizona Republicans, Trump - LDS, Rep, Pinal County Sheriff, Sunday, Trump, Harris, LDS, Air Force, Diesel, ”, NBC News
Locations:
Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Pinal County