Trump to screen "Sound of Freedom" at his golf club in New Jersey

"Sound of Freedom," the film directed by Eduardo Verástegui that tells the story of a DOJ agent and his fight against pedophilia and child trafficking, caught the attention of Donald Trump, so much so that the former president has decided to screen it next Wednesday at his golf club located in Bedminster (New Jersey).

The presidential candidate will be accompanied by the director, Verástegui, Jim Caviezel, the protagonist, and Tim Ballard, the agent who inspired the story. The screening will be available to club members and supporters.

The film by Angel Studios has grossed approximately $50 million since its release.

The news came from Trump's own campaign, which took the opportunity to recall Ballard's visit to the White House in 2019, as well as the Republican's efforts to combat human trafficking.

"President Trump's leadership resulted in a 14% increase in human trafficking convictions in 2017 over the previous year. In 2017, President Trump's Director of National Intelligence elevated the issue of human trafficking to the highest priority for U.S. intelligence agencies. In 2018, President Trump made history as the first president to participate in the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking," they said.

"As president, Donald J. Trump took historic steps to end human trafficking and protect the innocent. In January 2020, President Trump recognized the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and signed an Executive Order to Combat Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States, creating the first White House position dedicated exclusively to combating human trafficking," they added.

The campaign also took the opportunity to criticize media outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone, for "refusing to review the film."

The Times did review the film and took direct aim at Ballard, accusing him of exaggerating his rescue narratives.