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The Trump campaign reached out directly to Christian leaders in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Texas abortion laws on Monday, while deciding against releasing official statements or social media postings.

Earlier Monday, the campaign engaged its recently-appointed Executive Evangelical Advisory Board about the ruling, reaffirming Trump’s commitment to appoint pro-life justices to the nation’s highest court, according to people familiar with the conversations.

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Afterwards, the board released a statement obtained by Bloomberg Politics echoing the campaign’s message and referring to a meeting of more than 1,000 religious leaders in Manhattan last week.

“In an unprecedented meeting last week with American Christian leaders, Donald J. Trump promised to only appoint pro-life justices,” the board’s statement said. “We commend him and pray that the tragedy of today’s ruling will not be repeated in subsequent administrations.”