Trump fires up major faith gathering just days ahead of first debate clash with Biden

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former President Trump fired up a major gathering of conservative and faith voters on Saturday, just days ahead of what's expected to be an epic head-to-head battle with President Biden in the first presidential debate of 2024.

A diverse crowd of more than a thousand attendees of the Faith & Freedom Coalition's annual Road to Majority conference piled into the Washington Hilton's ballroom to hear Trump, who spared no time in mentioning the pending clash.

"Nobody's going to be watching the debate on Thursday night, right?" Trump quipped, prompting laughs from the crowd.

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He spent part of his opening remarks calling for Christians to get out and vote in November.

"Christians don't vote that much. You don't have to vote in four years, but you have to vote this time," he joked.

Trump spoke on a number of issues important to voters of faith, including late-term abortion and his administration's movement of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

"Never again will the federal government be used to target Americans of faith," Trump said, referencing crackdowns on gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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He also lamented religion "becoming less and less important"