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Trump vows to support Christians during Tennessee speech

Former President Donald Trump vowed to support Christians during a Thursday <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/22/donald-trump-nashville-visit-vows-support-christians-national-religious-broadcasters-conference/72662111007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">speech</a>.USA TODAY Education Reporter Alia Wong discusses the divide over whether to include LGBTQ+ <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/02/22/lgbtq-racism-topics-pewteachers-students-fear-gender-identity-discussion/72632513007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discussions</a> in school.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Catholic migrant aid <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/22/texas-catholic-migrant-shelter-alleged-human-smuggling/72682106007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">organization</a> for alleged human smuggling.USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé looks at a looming <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/21/late-boomers-401k-ira-retirement-wealth/72668356007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">retirement</a> crisis for younger Boomers.What happens during a mass cell service <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/02/22/att-outage-service-down/72695579007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outage</a>? We got a glimpse Thursday. Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/23/the-excerpt-podcast-trump-vows-support-christians-speech/72711293007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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