Last Friday night, First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress told Fox News’ Ed Henry that it was OK to defend Donald Trump from credible accusations of adultery because … Ronald Reagan:
Henry asked the Dallas-based pastor to respond to another minister who had accused Republican lawmakers of selling their souls by supporting Trump.
“Well, look, nobody has sold his soul to support President Trump,” Jeffress crowed. “You know, this is not an unusual thing—we’ve been here before. Back in 1980, evangelicals chose to support a twice-married Hollywood actor who was a known womanizer in Hollywood. His name was Ronald Reagan. They chose to support him over Jimmy Carter, a born-again Baptist Sunday school teacher who had been married faithfully to one woman.”
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“The reason we supported President Trump, uh, President, uh, Reagan, was not because we supported womanizing or divorce, we supported his policies,” Jeffress added.
Needless to say, Reagan’s son Michael — who is also president of the Reagan Legacy Foundation — is furious:
All I can say is go F yourself.Pastor Robert Jeffress Defends Trump’s Evangelical Support By Citing ‘Womanizer’ Reagan – Splinter https://t.co/zQ5QVJKDWW
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 22, 2018
Dr https://t.co/1YQGJKFscN dare you compare my father to Trump. https://t.co/YjS4Afa9aQ
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 22, 2018
Had Rev Jackson said what Dr Jefress said about my father being a womanizer the Right would have been on the attack..However he didnt Jefress did,so instead Crickets.Appalling #reaganlegacyfoundation
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
You're right. Trump is not even 1/100th the man your father was. Jeffress, if you want to be Trump's sycophant, talk about his accomplishments – but for the love of Pete, don't drag Ronald Reagan down into the muck of his scandals.
— Derek Taylor (@taylorderek) July 23, 2018
Thankyou https://t.co/Cy2KgYHkd9
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
Look @robertjeffress I support the President, but you are wrong to call Ronald Reagan a known womanizer. That allegation is false! Your self righteous attitude is what hinders broken sinners from a relationship with Jesus. You owe Reagan family an apology @ReaganWorld https://t.co/WRyyBECExV
— Marooned in Marin ❌ (@MaroonedInMarin) July 23, 2018
Michael Reagan also took to task conservatives who haven’t condemned Jeffress’ remarks:
This is why I am furious..Where are all those Reagan backers..Crickets @newsmax @FoxNews @edhenry https://t.co/AQJRAN8cJo
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
There are right wing fanatics like Dr.Jeffress that will try to pull good people like my father down into the muck so to try & clean up POTUS own mess.#shamefull
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
Tired of Conservative Hosts that say how much they love my father but then fold when DrJeffress says my father was a womanizer because he read it in a book.@toddstarnes https://t.co/lTGVGI8MF6
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
Conservative Hosts are either lying when they say how much they love my father or they are pussies.
— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 23, 2018
Honestly, it’s hard to blame Reagan for his vulgarity. He loved and revered his father. It’s Jeffress’ prerogative to support Donald Trump, but to drag Ronald Reagan’s name through the mud to do it is truly disgusting.
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