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“It was supposed to be a unifying and bipartisan church service. Everybody there was shocked and mortified by the disturbing comments from this bishop who chose to weaponize the pulpit. She spewed lies. She should apologize to President Trump for the lies that she told. It’s despicable.” – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking to a nodding state television host about the National Cathedral bishop who merely urged Trump to “find compassion” for minorities, including LGBTQ children. As Right Wing Watch notes below, the cult did not object when Obama was accosted at official religious ceremonies.
In 2013, Ben Carson was a relatively obscure figure until he spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast and criticized Obama’s policies with the president sitting just feet away. Conservatives loved it so much that is launched Carson’s entire political career. https://t.co/QgQHgmZPAI https://t.co/exvZA8lslA pic.twitter.com/UZJIh1jnoU
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 22, 2025
In 2012, Eric Metaxas was a relatively unknown author who delivered a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast decrying “phony religiosity,” which was seen as a direct rebuke to Obama. Metaxas became a hero and is now a prominent right-wing commentator. https://t.co/x5s23OI8H2 https://t.co/RhnJcdPaiK pic.twitter.com/4wXQlu2Sy7
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) January 22, 2025