White House Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Eradicates Anti-Christian Bias

ERADICATING ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a task force to end the anti-Christian weaponization of government and unlawful conduct targeting Christians.

• The task force, officially known as the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, will be comprised of members of President Trump's cabinet and key government agencies.

• The task force will review the activities of all departments and agencies to identify and eliminate anti-Christian policies, practices, or conduct.

• The task force will gather input from various stakeholders to ensure broad perspectives are considered, including faith-based organizations, State, local, and Tribal governments, and Americans affected by anti-Christian conduct.

• It will identify and address gaps in laws and enforcement that have contributed to anti-Christian conduct, including by remedying any failures to fully enforce the law against acts of anti-Christian hostility, vandalism, and violence.

• The task force will recommend further presidential or legislative actions necessary to rectify past wrongs and protect Americans' religious liberties.

• The task force will submit an annual report on its progress, with a final report upon its conclusion.

PROTECTING AMERICANS' RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: The previous Administration engaged in an egregious pattern of targeting peaceful Christians while ignoring violent, anti-Christian offenses. President Trump will not tolerate this abuse of government and is taking action to ensure that any unlawful and improper anti-Christian conduct, policies or practices are identified, terminated, and rectified.

• The United States Constitution enshrines the fundamental right to religious liberty in the First Amendment.

• The Biden Department of Justice brought felony charges and obtained multi-year prison sentences against nearly two dozen pro-life Christians for praying and peacefully demonstrating outside abortion facilities.

• The Biden Department of Justice ignored hundreds of attacks on Catholic churches, charities, and pro-life centers.

• In 2023, a Federal Bureau of Investigation memo asserted that traditional Catholics were domestic-terrorism threats and suggested infiltrating Catholic churches as "threat mitigation." 

• The Biden Department of Education sought to repeal religious-liberty protections for faith-based organizations on college campuses. 

• The Biden Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sought to force Christians to affirm radical transgender ideology against their faith.

• The Biden Department of Health and Human Services sought to drive Christians out of the foster-care system. 

• In 2024, the Biden Administration declared Easter Sunday as "Transgender Day of Visibility."

STANDING UP FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: President Donald J. Trump is committed to protecting Americans' fundamental right to religious freedom.

• On his fourth day in office, President Trump pardoned the Christians and pro-life activists who were persecuted by the Biden Administration for praying and peacefully living out their faith.

• Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order to combat anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our streets.

• President Trump: "I will create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias. That'll be done immediately."

• This Executive Order also builds on the long list of accomplishments from the first Trump Administration:
  • During his first year in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order upholding religious liberty and the right to engage in religious speech.
  • President Trump signed an Executive Order recognizing the essential contributions of faith-based organizations and establishing the Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
  • President Trump reversed the Obama-era policy that prevented the government from providing disaster relief to religious organizations.

President Trump hosted a Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom event at the United Nations and called on the international community and business lead