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The Charleston Post & Courier reports: Sheri Biggs, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and Air National Guard Lt. Col., beat out Trump-endorsed pastor Mark Burns in South Carolina’s 3rd District Republican runoff June 25. Biggs narrowly beat Burns with 51 percent of the vote to his 49 percent, according to unofficial state election results that saw 55,173 votes cast. The runoff …

“Our nation is at a crossroads. Our enemies are operating in plain sight. Evil is on the march and they’re not even trying to hide it. Satanic forces are taking over our schools, preying on our children with transgender surgeries and Drag Queen Story Hours. “South Carolina is being invaded by terrorists and drug cartels. Our enemies in China are …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE LEE PETERSON: I gotta ask, do you believe in the order of God in Christ? Christ over man, man over woman and woman over children? MARK BURNS: Absolutely. 100%. God has a clear order. Right? God is the head. And through his son Yeshua, that we have a commune relationship with the father, we …

The Charleston Post & Courier reports: The race for South Carolina’s most conservative U.S. House district is headed to a runoff. Mark Burns, a leading face of the Christian nationalist movement, and Sheri Biggs, a nurse and lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, battled for the lead in the first round of voting in the June 11 Republican primary …

“Pastor Mark Burns is running for Congress in South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, and has been with me from the very beginning of our Movement to Make America Great Again. In Congress, Mark will help me Secure the Border, Stop Illegal Immigration, Uphold the Rule of Law, Grow the Economy, and Protect and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. …

Kyla Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Right-wing pastor, conspiracy theorist, and unabashed Trump cultist Mark Burns is running for Congress once again. Burns, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in South Carolina in 2018 and 2022, has now switched districts for his latest run, perhaps hoping that voters in his new district will not be familiar with his long history …

Newsweek reports: The South Carolina pastor who said the GOP needs “demon-killing machines” lost his primary on Tuesday. Republican candidate Mark Burns was defeated by incumbent Representative William Timmons in the GOP primary for the state’s 4th Congressional District, receiving less than 24 percent of the vote at the time the race was called. Despite being a longtime supporter of …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Mark Burns, an unabashed Christian nationalist MAGA pastor who is running for Congress in South Carolina, declared that if he is elected, he will reinstate the House Un-American Activities Committee so that the government can “start executing people” guilty of treason. Who does Burns believe is guilty of treason? Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Mark Burns, an unabashed Christian nationalist Trump-loving pastor who is running for Congress in South Carolina, urged conservatives to start smashing the car windows of anti-fascist activists. Burns spoke at the ReAwaken America rally in Keizer, Oregon, last weekend, where event organizers claimed that “antifa” protestors outside the event were placing sharp objects …

“Are we ready to declare war on every demonic spirit? Are we ready to take over? Somebody shout, ‘Take it back, take it back.’ Shout, ‘Take it back!’ We’re here to declare war on Satan. “How many here know that this is a God nation, this is a Jesus nation? And liberals are trying to take God out of everything …

“Laws that are contrary to God’s word that are actively legal or laws today need to be overturned. “Any law that is against the word of God, that is clearly against what God has said in his word – in a nation that is a Christian nation, a nation that has the majority of citizens who actively believe that Jesus …

“I am excited about the growing movement, especially here in the Fourth District of South Carolina, of people who identify themselves as just Christian conservatives. “Right? We gotta take it back to the gospel of Jesus Christ and I believe the people here in the Fourth District of South Carolina are getting that. “It’s not just about being Republicans, it’s …

The Christian Post reports: A prominent pastor who was an early supporter of former President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign has announced a run for the U.S. House and vows to “protect our God-given and America first agenda” if he’s elected in 2022. Pastor Mark Burns, who became well-known for his outspoken support for the 45th president, announced that …

Mediaite reports: Remember Pastor Mark Burns? He’s the prosperity gospel evangelist who glommed onto Trump during the 2016 election and was exposed for lying about his education and military service, leading to his memorable walkout of a CNN interview. [Second video below.] Recently, he’s gained notice for his off-the-rails TV segments in which he defended accused pedophile Roy Moore and …

Mediaite reports: Joy Reid battled Pastor Mark Burns this morning on AM Joy over his defense of President Trump on immigration. Burns first disputed the accuracy of the “shithole” comments and claimed he knows that this didn’t happen. Reid pointed to statements from people like Lindsey Graham and asked him, “Were you in the room?” Towards the end of the …

The Christian Post reports: One of President Donald Trump’s biggest evangelical supporters, Pastor Mark Burns who leads the Harvest Praise and Worship Center in Easley, South Carolina, says he mulling the prospect of challenging Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham for his seat in Washington when he’s up for election in 2020. Burns who is a member of Trumps evangelical advisory board …

Yahoo News reports: Pastor Mark Burns, a prominent Donald Trump surrogate, on Tuesday defended the GOP nominee’s unorthodox pitch to black voters. Burns argued that Trump recognizes “there is no such thing as the African-American community” and speaks to voters as Americans instead of “pandering.” “I think the real question is not ‘What is Donald Trump going to do specifically …

This is the Trump surrogate who declared that Jesus has forgiven him for posting a cartoon which depicted Hillary in blackface. CNN reports: A top Donald Trump surrogate admitted to falsifying some of his professional accomplishments after a contentious confrontation with CNN anchor Victor Blackwell. South Carolina preacher Mark Burns, who regularly introduces Trump at his campaign events, had listed …

Multi-millionaire prosperity gospel scamvangelist and Trump supporter Pastor Mark Burns appeared on CNN this morning to apologize for tweeting photos of Hillary Clinton in blackface. According to Burns, Jesus has already forgiven him for the tweets because that’s “the true message of grace.” Watch below. More from Buzzfeed: “I want to say to the people who were offended — obviously …