Trump: ‘I’m not perfect’

by Jessie Hellmann - 08/12/16 8:44 AM ET

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday opened up about seeking evangelical support and his relationship with religious voters.

{mosads}In his nomination acceptance speech at last month’s Republican National Convention, Trump thanked evangelicals for their support but said, “I don’t always deserve it.” He was asked about the comment in an interview with CBN News.

“I think I’m not perfect, because I think I’m less perfect than some people, but I have certain abilities that are good, like, being able to do things, and I think I’ll be able to things that will be really great for the evangelicals and others and they understood that,” Trump responded.

Trump said he’s heard from pastors that his nomination is a “divine calling” but said he doesn’t want to think of it that way because it’s “too big of a burden.”

“But I can say this, that if I can do what I say I can do, and I’m not only talking with the military and building it up and safety and security, cause our country is in bad shape in so many ways, I’m talking … we can open up the voices of great people and the pastors and the ministers, and the priests and the rabbis and the people of religion. I think that will be something I will be so proud of.”

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