Trump Sends Religious-Tone Fundraising Email After Surviving 2024 Assassination Attempt
A campaign email from Donald Trump’s team invoked Christian language and a near-fatal shooting to urge supporters to donate $15 in a 24-hour fundraising push.
Donald Trump’s campaign circulated an email that frames his escape from a 2024 rally assassination attempt as a result of divine guidance, urging supporters to give $15 in a 24-hour fundraising blitz. The correspondence, presented in Trump’s voice, features a graphic of him speaking from a podium amid clouds and repeats slogans about surviving a bullet and fulfilling the MAGA mission. The appeal follows a recent email with the subject line “I believe He saved me for a reason!!” and comes after Trump shared an AI-generated picture depicting himself as Jesus, which was deleted after Catholic criticism.
In that post, he claimed the image showed him as a Red Cross doctor, not a religious figure, and criticized Pope Leo XIV as a weak leader. The fundraising push highlights the campaign’s continued use of overtly religious rhetoric to mobilize donors.
Why it matters
The email shows how Trump’s campaign blends faith-based messaging with fundraising, influencing political fundraising tactics.
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