Trump faces backlash for saying Christians won’t need to vote in future as texts reveal new shooting details: Live

Donald Trump is facing outrage after appearing to suggest that he would end elections in the US if he’s re-elected while speaking to a Christian audience.

Towards the end of his speech at the Believers Summit in West Palm Beach , Florida on Friday, Trump said, “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

Many Democrats interpreted the comments as Trump being prepared to put an end to American democracy, as California Representative Adam Schiff, responded by saying: “This year democracy is on the ballot, and if we are to save it, we must vote against authoritarianism.”

It comes as text messages between members of the Beaver County Emergency Service obtained by the New York Times show that some officers noticed Thomas Crooks acting suspiciously ahead of the assassination attempt at the Donald Trump rally.

The newly surfaced messages indicate that officers were watching Crooks’ movements at least 90 minutes before the shooting.