Overview
- Warnock, in a CNN interview Sunday, said President Trump is unleashing 'unabashed, unvarnished bigotry' and cruelty through 'his version of ICE.'
- He said he prays for the president but ties that prayer to holding power to account, not offering a blanket blessing.
- He said pastors who claim Trump was chosen by God are wrong and likened that view to Christians who once used scripture to defend slavery.
- The White House responded through spokeswoman Taylor Rogers, who cited 'major, commonsense victories for people of faith' and framed Trump’s record as a win for religious freedom.
- Warnock spoke as senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church ahead of his Easter sermon, highlighting how his ministry and Senate role guide his approach to faith in public life.