Donald Trump's son Eric claims the US President 'literally saved Christianity'

Donald Trump's son Eric has claimed the US President "literally saved Christianity" while accusing the Democratic Party of wanting to "get rid of faith".

Eric Trump appeared on a radio show in the red state of North Dakota on Friday, where he discussed his father's time in office ahead of the US election.

He said the US President got "punched in the face" every day by the media by still managed to make improvements to the United States.

"Look what he did," Eric said. "The greatest economy this country's ever seen, the record low unemployment, he fixed the military, he totally rebuilt the military which was falling apart, he took care of veterans. What he's done for agriculture, what he's done for coal miners, what he's done for natural gas in this country, he's protected the second amendment.

"He literally saved Christianity, there's a full out war on faith in this country by the other side. I mean, the Democratic Party, the far left, has become the party of the quote-unquote atheist, they want to attack Christianity, they want to close churches, they want to - they're totally fine keeping liquor stores open, but they want to close churches all over the country...

"The guy's absolutely incredible and he's accomplished that in 47 months despite being hit in the face every single day. I could list the accomplishments for hours."

However, The Independent pointed out that the decision to reopen places of worship in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic was made by state and local officials, not the President.

During the interview, Eric also claimed the Democratic party intends to "get rid of faith" and they are a "radical party".

But he said he was "pretty sure" his father would be re-elected when Americans take to the voting booths on November 3.

The interview was recorded before Donald tested positive for COVID-19 and was taken to hospital on Saturday.

The President made the controversial move to greet supporters in a drive-by outside Walter Reed Hospital before he was discharged and returned to the White House on Tuesday.

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