Mike Huckabee: I Don’t Follow Donald Trump, I Follow Jesus, I Am a Jesus Follower

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SIMONETTI The ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal editorial board ░░░░░░░░ in a piece today ░░░░░░░░ Senate has a duty ░░░░░░░░ that duty is to ░░░░░░░░ the trial as a ░░░░░░░░ on the powers of ░░░░░░░░ House that is what ░░░░░░░░ Founding Fathers wanted Let ░░░░░░░░ move on though governor ░░░░░░░░ Today the magazine controversy ░░░░░░░░ evangelical leaders signing a ░░░░░░░░ to the magazine s ░░░░░░░░ after it published an ░░░░░░░░ calling for President Trump ░░░░░░░░ impeachment Let s read ░░░░░░░░ part of that letter ░░░░░░░░ says this Your editorial ░░░░░░░░ questioned the spirituality integrity ░░░░░░░░ Christian witness of tens ░░░░░░░░ millions of believers who ░░░░░░░░ seriously their civic and ░░░░░░░░ obligations It not only ░░░░░░░░ our president it also ░░░░░░░░ those of us who ░░░░░░░░ support him and have ░░░░░░░░ you Governor did you ░░░░░░░░ this letter HUCKABEE I ░░░░░░░░ did gladly And you ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ of Christianity Today is ░░░░░░░░ to make Christianity Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ a dumb thing for ░░░░░░░░ to do They basically ░░░░░░░░ the talking points of ░░░░░░░░ DNC They might as ░░░░░░░░ have had Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ their press release for ░░░░░░░░ and let him do ░░░░░░░░ editorial because it is ░░░░░░░░ and the same But ░░░░░░░░ is what is offensive ░░░░░░░░ can say whatever they ░░░░░░░░ about the president he ░░░░░░░░ fair game and he ░░░░░░░░ can handle it But ░░░░░░░░ they disparage 63 million ░░░░░░░░ who voted for the ░░░░░░░░ including 81 of evangelicals ░░░░░░░░ this country they missed ░░░░░░░░ point Look I am ░░░░░░░░ evangelical I support the ░░░░░░░░ I will make it ░░░░░░░░ clear I don t ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I follow ░░░░░░░░ I am a Jesus ░░░░░░░░ But in a course ░░░░░░░░ being a citizen I ░░░░░░░░ the candidate and or ░░░░░░░░ elected official that most ░░░░░░░░ mirror in his actions ░░░░░░░░ policies those things which ░░░░░░░░ to me Israel matters ░░░░░░░░ me because I believe ░░░░░░░░ heritage of the Christian ░░░░░░░░ is rooted grounded in ░░░░░░░░ Jewish faith I worship ░░░░░░░░ person we will celebrate ░░░░░░░░ Jesus who was a ░░░░░░░░ I celebrate the fact ░░░░░░░░ this is the most ░░░░░░░░ life president in history ░░░░░░░░ believes that every human ░░░░░░░░ has value and worth ░░░░░░░░ thinks the captain of ░░░░░░░░ football team is no ░░░░░░░░ valuable than the kid ░░░░░░░░ Down Syndrome So he ░░░░░░░░ human life I value ░░░░░░░░ I value the fact ░░░░░░░░ this is a president ░░░░░░░░ thinks one of the ░░░░░░░░ moral points of importance ░░░░░░░░ for a family to ░░░░░░░░ a job and be ░░░░░░░░ to put their own ░░░░░░░░ on the table that ░░░░░░░░ worked hard to have ░░░░░░░░ is a president that ░░░░░░░░ done more to put ░░░░░░░░ to work I could ░░░░░░░░ on and on but ░░░░░░░░ s the point evangelicals ░░░░░░░░ t support his personal ░░░░░░░░ go ahead REPORTER I ░░░░░░░░ asking what was behind ░░░░░░░░ magazine thing just publicity ░░░░░░░░ a guy mad at ░░░░░░░░ because what is the ░░░░░░░░ here HUCKABEE You got ░░░░░░░░ understand this guy magazine ░░░░░░░░ so far left they ░░░░░░░░ basically social justice warriors ░░░░░░░░ they seem to think ░░░░░░░░ understand he evangelicals is ░░░░░░░░ none of us evangelicals ░░░░░░░░ know every one of ░░░░░░░░ people who signed that ░░░░░░░░ I know the people ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen photos ░░░░░░░░ praying with the president ░░░░░░░░ aren t people who ░░░░░░░░ Trump as some people ░░░░░░░░ tried to say or ░░░░░░░░ of them even believe ░░░░░░░░ Trump could likely find ░░░░░░░░ 316 in a mark ░░░░░░░░ testament if youhanded it ░░░░░░░░ him we have no ░░░░░░░░ will Lu someones illusions ░░░░░░░░ is one of us ░░░░░░░░ isn t who see ░░░░░░░░ next to in pew ░░░░░░░░ have those that affirm ░░░░░░░░ like religion liberties get ░░░░░░░░ off people s back ░░░░░░░░ preaches do their preaching ░░░░░░░░ them telling them what ░░░░░░░░ can say no president ░░░░░░░░ been as true to ░░░░░░░░ libltd the heart of ░░░░░░░░ Amendment as President Trump ░░░░░░░░ he have to be ░░░░░░░░ of us to be ░░░░░░░░ supported by us No ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean we ░░░░░░░░ follow him just means ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate that he ░░░░░░░░ t try to keep ░░░░░░░░ from following Jesus.”