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Why do so many evangelical Christians support former President Donald Trump despite his decades of documented ungodly behavior?
An in-depth report from The Economist shows that it has a simple explanation: They believe that God personally appointed him to rule the United States.
In fact, the report cites a survey conducted by Denison University political scientist Paul Djupe that around 30 percent of Americans believe Trump “was anointed by God to become president.”
For those interested as to where the 30% number comes from:
Heres the abstract from Cambridge, the rest is paywalled.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/full-armor-of-god/2B21DC6F17E88C6DF7275F45A66DF104
… and heres the rest of it from volunteer scientists and freedom of information volunteers:
https://annas-archive.org/md5/da76eb110551fd4028c9c0a8e185f0ce