Tony Perkins: Evangelical Support of Trump Not Unconditional
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Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said Tuesday that evangelicals might have given  President Donald Trump  a "mulligan" on past indiscretions before winning the White House  but "evangelical support of  the president  is not unconditional."
"But talking about something that occurred 10 years ago  among a number of things that occurred with  this president  prior to being president â myself  along with a lot of evangelicals  would not support  him ."
Perkins told a Politico podcast Tuesday that evangelicals gave  Trump  the "mulligan" because of  his  conservative platform and  his  selection of pro-life Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as  his  running mate.
"Yes  evangelical conservatives gave  him  a 'mulligan '" Perkins reiterated to Burnett later Tuesday. "They let  him  have a do-over.
Perkins said that evangelicals did not initially back  Trump  in 2016 and only did so because the alternative was Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said Tuesday that evangelicals might have given  President Donald Trump  a "mulligan" on past indiscretions before winning the White House  but "evangelical support of  the president  is not unconditional."
"But talking about something that occurred 10 years ago  among a number of things that occurred with  this president  prior to being president â myself  along with a lot of evangelicals  would not support  him ."
Perkins told a Politico podcast Tuesday that evangelicals gave  Trump  the "mulligan" because of  his  conservative platform and  his  selection of pro-life Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as  his  running mate.
"Yes  evangelical conservatives gave  him  a 'mulligan '" Perkins reiterated to Burnett later Tuesday. "They let  him  have a do-over.
Perkins said that evangelicals did not initially back  Trump  in 2016 and only did so because the alternative was Democrat Hillary Clinton.