While the first-term Trump administration embraced Christian nationalism, the ideology is more pervasive in his current administration, Gaylor said. It appears to closely follow the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 guidelines and counts more Christian nationalists in its ranks, she said, referring to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
“It’s turning their immigration policy into a religious crusade,” Gaylor said. “That’s very scary. It’s trying to say God is on their side in this.”
The posts could also potentially be illegal, Gaylor said, noting the Constitution established secular government in its establishment clause.
“If they were honoring our secular form of government, they don’t have the right to do this,” she said. “But what’s to stop them?”
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