… President Xi, to call on President Xi to release these pastors, release Pastor Jin, release the Christians who are being persecuted and stop persecuting people of faith. And I think The United States has a responsibility to be a voice for religious liberty across the country, to defend Christians when they're persecuted, to defend Jews when they're persecuted, to defend people of faith all across the world. You know, you look at radical Islamic terrorists, many of them target and persecute other Muslims who are not violent. And I think religious persecution is wrong, regardless of who the victims are. (35:17–35:32)
CLAIM
Asserts that the U.S. should advocate for global religious liberty.
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