If millennials and Gen Zers are abandoning Christianity — which they are — and attributing that religious exodus to Trump, that is evidence of them being unwilling and unable to think critically about him. Of course, it’s easier to reject Christianity and conservatism if you can tie it to an objectionable figure. People are always looking for convenient ways to reject what they don’t want to engage with.
On that note, the Never Trumpers can take a seat, too. This isn’t a defense of the man’s character. The Never Trump movement largely contributed to Klein’s so-called branding problem by smearing Trump for lacking a Christian ethic he never really had claim to.
If the religious right wanted a president who was overtly Christian, we would have elected Mike Pence. We didn’t elect Trump to lure millennials and Gen Zers to Christianity. We didn’t elect him for his doctrine or because we thought he would be the most tolerant or the most bipartisan.
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