81% of white evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump last year,

despite his bragging about sexual assault,

despite his multiple marriages,

despite his wealth and complete lack of concern for the poor,

despite his flip-flopping on matters of abortion and saying

women who had them needed to be punished,

despite the lies and racism and bigotry,

it seems like they were going to vote for whoever the Republican

candidate was no matter what. And that no matter what continues to play out today.

Trump is a deeply unpopular president whose decisions and morals are constantly questioned.

He may be nominating the Religious Rights Dream Team to judicial seats, including the Supreme Court,

but beyond that it's hard to see how he fits the mold of a quote family values conservative who inspires love for Jesus.

So how did he do it? How did he convince evangelicals to support him not just in the election but to this day?

And will there be any consequences for either side moving forward?

Someone who knows the answer to that, or at least has studied it more than a lot of other people,

is Stephen Mansfield.

He is a New York Times best-selling author of books like The Faith of George W Bush, the Faith of Barack Obama, and Lincoln's

Battle with God, among other works of history and biography.

He's the founder of the Mansfield Group, a research and publishing firm. He is also a speaker and

consultant. He holds a doctorate in history and literature and lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and

Washington, D.C. with his wife Beverly.

His new book is called Choosing Donald Trump.

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