Trump jokes that Christians don't vote much, encourages them not to sit out 2024

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump encouraged Christians to be sure to vote and to not sit out the 2024 election during his remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's 'Road to Majority' conference on Saturday in Washington, D.C.  

"Christians don't vote that much," he said in a joking way. "You don't have to vote in four years, but you have to vote this time." 

Trump was this year's keynote speaker for the "Road to Majority" conference and he addressed issues important to voters of faith, including late-term abortion and religious freedom, according to Fox News. 

During his speech, he stated that the government should never be used to target people of faith, like when churches were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also said it was a pity that religion is seeming to become "less and less important" in the United States.

Other speakers at the conference include Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson and Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford. 

Youngkin spoke before Trump and called on Republicans to vote the 45th president back into the White House and get a majority back in Congress.