Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 31 October 2026
This rightwing evangelical was one of Trump’s biggest backers. Why isn’t he talking about the midterms?
Lance Wallnau has gathered supporters to talk about Charlie Kirk and school boards – with no mention of GOP One of Donald Trump’s most influential Christian nationalist backers has privately shied away from rallying supporters for the Republican party before the midterms, instead urging them to focu
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Both outlets frame the story around evangelical support for Trump ahead of the midterms, but The Guardian US narrows in on one figure, Lance Wallnau, and his silence about the election itself. Channel 4 News takes a broader view, foregrounding the midterms as a test for Trump and his standing, while The Guardian’s extract uniquely emphasizes Christian nationalist organizing around Charlie Kirk and school boards rather than GOP turnout.
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