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Fox News Calls On Birther Franklin Graham To Suggest Father Billy Graham Would Still Support Trump

Posted by Ellen -7835.60pc on December 21, 2019 · Flag

Fox News doesn’t seem to want to argue that Donald Trump is not the “profoundly immoral” liar and law-breaker described in a blistering Christianity Today editorial calling for his removal - so it has been finding other excuses for discrediting the magazine founded by Billy Graham.

Yesterday, I noted that Fox’s Chris Wallace whitewashed Trump’s unhinged response to the editorial as smart politics while host Sandra Smith did her part by suggesting probably correctly, that Trump’s support from evangelicals remains strong.

Later in the day, Fox’s Lauren Green also emphasized Trump’s strong support from evangelicals. But she also spoke with Billy Graham’s son, the bigoted birther Franklin Graham who hinted – without actually saying so – that his father would still support Trump:

GRAHAM: My father knew Donald Trump, believed in Donald Trump and in this last election, he voted for Donald Trump. And if he were here today, I’m sure he would tell you that himself.

Billy Graham died on February 21, 2018, a little more than one year into Trump's term. It seems quite possible that he could have changed his mind nearly two years later.

Other Graham progeny tell a different story. Grandson Boz Tchividjian called the editorial “well said on so many levels.” Granddaughter Jerushah Duford was especially affecting on CNN (video below) where she called the piece “long overdue” and “courageous.” Duford acknowledged that Trump has done some wonderful things for evangelicals but, she added, “my question is how much are we going to excuse in exchange for that?” She said she hopes the editorial will prompt other evangelicals to come forward and express their discomfort with Trump, too.

Duford also called it “dangerous” to opine on how Billy Graham “would act or feel or what he would say or do.” She said, “I would ask people to look at his ministry, to look at his character, to look at the things he did and said during his ministry and ask themselves if those things align with the things the president is doing and saying.”

But Green didn’t bother to tell viewers how the younger generation of the Graham family reacted. Heck, I wonder if she bothered to ask.

Watch both videos below, from the December 20, 2019 Fox News Reporting and CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront of the same day.

(Graham image via screen grab)

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Mark Spray commented 2019-12-23 22:24:47 -0500 · Flag
Evangelical Christian leadership,i.e., Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Robert Jeffress, Bleach Blonde Bimbo Paula White etc. make their livings on greed, hate, fraud, hypocrisy and the ignorance.
John McKee commented 2019-12-21 21:40:03 -0500 · Flag
I must say I’ve been wondering why the Republicans’ brain trust have waited so long to ditch Trump and embrace Pence as the second coming of JC himself. Yes, I know they are loath to risk losing the hordes of MAGA rednecks, but if they bit the bullet and kept up the constant barrage of scaremongering about the evil dems, they could have had crazy-arsed Pence and Mother firmly ensconced in the White House by now, with half a chance of hanging on in 2020.
mlp ! commented 2019-12-21 19:59:16 -0500 · Flag
Who coulda seen this one coming??
Eyes On Fox commented 2019-12-21 19:48:06 -0500 · Flag
The thing is evangelical leaders (I think including Franklin) met with Trump during the campaign with a list of political demands in exchange for their support. He happily agreed to them and has pretty much stuck to them. So they stick with him.
Jan Hall commented 2019-12-21 14:52:25 -0500 · Flag
So Billy Graham voted for Donald T. Rump one day after his 98th birthday? I knew their had to be a senilic reason.
Jan Hall commented 2019-12-21 14:43:48 -0500 · Flag
Franklin Graham, a true ‘Bad Seed’.








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