Speaking in a rally in Iowa mr trump.

Said he would very very very probably do it again in 2024 with just five days to go to the U.

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Midterm elections.

Mr trump held a rally on thursday night our north America correspondent David Willis was watching.

This was the first of four rallies that Donald trump is holding in the space of five days leading up to next week's midterm elections.

His name of course, is not on the ballot but he has endorsed a number of Republican candidates the house Senate and gubernatorial races, the majority of whom support his contention that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him and the result of widespread fraud.

Now on Wednesday night president biden sought to debunk those sort of claims.

He said that democracy itself was on the ballot in next week's midterm elections and he said that conspiracy theories had already resulted in what he called targeted violence.

That's thought to be a reference to the attack on the home of the house speaker nancy Pelosi in san Francisco last week.

So will Donald trump's name be on the ballot.

Two years from now last night he gave perhaps the clearest hint so far that it might be The election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being destroyed.

I ran twice.

I won twice and did much better the second time than I did the first getting millions more votes in 2020 that I got in 2016 and likewise getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far and now in order to make our country successful and safe, and glorious.

I will very, very, very probably do it again.

Okay, Well, it's important to point out that numerous legal challenges failed to unearth any evidence of widespread fraud at the 2020 presidential election.

Meanwhile, the associated press is reporting that Donald Trump's team is considering a possible launch of his presidential campaign just after next week's midterm elections.

Whilst the Washington post is reporting that joe biden has been meeting with his advisors in regards to potential reelection bid.

The inflation and the economy are the main concerns.

It seems still of voters going into next week's midterm elections.

Those elections will determine which party has control of Congress.

David Willis in Washington.

While the rise of a new christian right in the United States is having an impact on the campaign trail, a growing number of pastors and politicians are urging voters in the midterm elections to take back the country for God, challenging the commitment to the separation of church and state.

Barbara Plett.

Usher reports in this divided nation, the christian right has found a new voice.

This isn't a church service.

Hundreds of people are being baptized after a rally in pennsylvania.

Some overwhelmed by their experience of God.

Thousands have turned out because they believe their christian values are under attack.

and that God belongs in government.

You cannot separate God from politics.

You can't take them out of our government.

These events tap into people's anger about covid lockdowns and donald trump's election loss.

The man himself dialed in while his son was on stage.

We love you all and we're gonna bring this country back because our country has never been in such bad shape.

They're reframing american conservative politics as spiritual warfare against a radical left chris and bobby foley have traveled here from north Carolina.

They took away the bible, they took away jesus and everything.

So now we're being run by devils were being run by satan because it's a spiritual war.

Some call this rise of the religious right christian nationalism.

The belief that America was founded as a christian nation and should remain one.

It's taken on a new intensity in this fractured political world breaking cover during the storming of the capitol where christian symbols and prayers were on display.

Greg locke was one of many pastors at the capitol that day.

He has millions of followers online and preaches to hundreds every week.

You ain't seen the insurrection yet.

He's managed to weave his political views into an apocalyptic worldview laced with conspiracy theories, You God hating communist, you'll find out what an insurrection is because we ain't playing your garbage, you're calling fellow americans evil and putting it in the context of an apocalyptic battle between good and evil.

There is an apocalyptic battle.

So that is the kind of language that could be used to incite violence against such.

That's not my responsibility.

You don't see that as a responsibility to stay away from possibly inciting violence.

No, I'm not inciting violence.

I'm preaching the bible.

But many christians are fighting back against this interpretation of the bible.

Father.

We thank you for this day.

Pastor Kevin riggs is a community activist.

He believes scripture teaches that God cares most about social justice.

My concern with the religious right has been that they are damaging the reputation of the church.

I've had friends who were pastors of churches and because they spoke out against the religious right or against president trump, then they're asked to leave their church next week's election will be the first test of this vocal minority at the polls.

If the republicans win big, it could become a powerful force pushing the party further to the right.