is making the case in a new television ad running in Iowa that the United States will be a stronger nation if its elected leaders put more “faith in God” and in the “values embedded in the Gospel.”
“Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life. If we want a better America, I think it starts with faith in God and faith in each other,” he says in the ad. “We must preserve the ability to worship as we see fit.”, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, is dropping the ad ahead of the Family Leadership Summit — Principle Over Politics on Friday in Des Moines.
The event is billed as the biggest gathering of religious and social conservatives in the Midwest and is attracting a number of presidential hopefuls — including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, former Vice President Mike Pence and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.Mr. Trump is the clear front-runner in the race and has a habit of sucking all the oxygen out of the room at most Republican events.