Caviezel said Trump has “got to be” in the White House.
QUICK FACTS:
- Actor Jim Caviezel appeared on “Fox & Friends” to promote the new film “Sound of Freedom” alongside co-start Eduardo Verastegui and convey his support for a second Trump presidency.
- “We have to do a lot more,” he said, referring to actions taken against human trafficking.
- “We’ve got to start with Donald Trump…he’s got to be in there [the White House] because he’s going to go after the traffickers,” the actor noted.
- Caviezel explained that he and Verastegui “were with him last night in Bedminster…this is the new Moses.”
- “Pharoah, let my children go free,” Caviezel said.
TRUMP TO USE DEATH PENALTY ON HUMAN TRAFFICKERS:
- In a new Agenda47 video, Donald Trump discussed that he hosted a screening of “Sound of Freedom.”
- “‘Sound of Freedom’ has been a national sensation and a colossal success at the box office, really big numbers, everyone should see it,” Trump said. “This is a very important film and very important movie and it’s a very important documentary all wrapped up in one. It’s really about an issue that has to be discussed.”
- Trump then described his actions while he was president to combat human trafficking.
- He said, “In one of my first acts in office, I signed an executive order targeting transnational criminal organizations that traffic and exploit innocent people. I signed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act, authorizing $430 million to fight sex and labor trafficking.”
- “I also signed into law the Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which strengthened programs supporting survivors and provided more resources for ending modern slavery,” Trump added.
- Trump asserted, “I will urge Congress to ensure that anyone caught trafficking children across our border receives the death penalty immediately.”
BACKGROUND:
- “Sound of Freedom” has been a box office success despite being criticized by mainstream news media outlets.
- The independent film has grossed over $100 million, according to Senior Vice President of Global Distribution at Angel Studios Jared Geesey.
- The film has dominated “the box office as the result of a ground-up, grassroots movement of everyday people who are making this a historic success.”
