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Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the Internal Revenue Service’s decision that allows houses of worship to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.
"I love the fact that churches could endorse a political candidate," Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. "If somebody of faith wants to endorse, I think it’s something that I’d like to hear."
The IRS stated in a court filing on Monday that traditional religious communications are exempt from a provision in the U.S. tax code that prohibits nonprofits from endorsing political candidates. This filing was made to resolve a lawsuit brought by two Texas churches and the National Religious Broadcasters.
The Justice Department under President Joe Biden had previously defended the constitutionality of the law in court, arguing that Congress had the right to refuse tax benefits for political activity.
During his first term in 2017, Trump signed an executive order aimed at easing restrictions on political activity by churches. Referring to the recent IRS decision, Trump said, "Those people were not allowed to speak up. Now they’re allowed to speak up. I think it’s terrific."
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