“I have no doubt that evangelicals played a meaningful role in this decision,” said Johnnie Moore, a California pastor who serves as a spokesperson for a council of leading evangelicals that advises the White House. “I don’t believe it would have happened without them.”President Trump recognises disputed city of Jerusalem as Israeli capitalThe White House did not respond to requests for comment. Moore, a member of the evangelical group advising the administration, said a prominent Christian conservative was in the White House just about every day. He said evangelicals made it clear to the White House that it was a priority of theirs and they wanted action soon. This was a campaign promise that President Trump was happy to keep because he feels that way,” Jeffress said in a telephone interview with Reuters on Wednesday.

Source: The Express Tribune December 07, 2017 05:37 UTC