President Donald Trump has repeatedly delivered for the conservative Christians who form the bedrock of his Republican support. While Trump has made overtures to other religious groups, his Christian supporters have been among his most high-profile surrogates and appointees. Trump has established faith-focused entities with numerous influential Christian appointees and has energized supporters with assaults on cultural and academic targets long seen as liberal bastions. Trump's administration and his appointees on the Supreme Court have expanded areas for religious exemptions and expression. Supporters are pleased. Critics say Trump is eroding the separation of church and state and privileging certain expressions of Christianity over other religious views.

Throughout his new term, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make America great again. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney rarely evokes religion in public; his victory speech in April never used the word God. As Canada and the U.S. skirmish over Trump’s tariff threats and occasional bullying, the leaders’ rhetoric reflects a striking difference between their nations. Religion plays a far more subdued role in the public sphere in Canada than in the U.S. Trump posed outside a vandalized Episcopal parish house gripping a Bible. He invites pastors to the Oval Office to pray with him. Such religion-themed displays would be unpopular in Canada, where political leaders generally keep quiet about their faith.