“I’m not sure I have,” Trump replied. “I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so. If I do something wrong, I think I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture.”
Trump said that when he goes to “church and I drink my little wine—which is about the only wine I drink—and have my little cracker, I guess that’s a form of asking for forgiveness and I do that as often as possible because I feel cleansed.”
“To me that’s important, but in terms of officially I could say ‘absolutely,’ but I don’t think in terms of that. I think in terms of, let’s go on and let’s make it right,” he added.
Evangelicals for Harris, who shared on Monday that representatives from the group will attend the Democratic National Convention, responded to Graham by claiming that he worships Trump.
“The issue, Franklin, is that in your worship of Trump you have forsaken the Gospel. We are voting for Harris but we only worship Jesus,” the group said. “Remember the calling to which you were called. You know the Lord’s grace is always ready to receive you.”
The non-profit campaign later released a second ad attacking Trump. The ad displays a reference to 1 John 4:1 and encourages voters to read the entire chapter. The ad starts by flashing the first half of verse 1: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God.” It then presents short clips of Trump speaking during interviews and at political rallies.
The ad concludes with these words: “Read 1 John 4. Choose Christ’s love,” implying that Trump is a “false prophet.”
Last week, Evangelicals for Harris hosted a Zoom call featuring Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastor Dwight McKissic, Billy Graham’s granddaughter Jerushah Duford, former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger, Presbyterian Pastor Lee Scott, Texas State Representative James Talarico, Pastor Matt Tebbe, Christian hip hop artist Derek Minor, Bishop Claude Alexander, Evangelicals for Harris founder and chair Dr. Rev. Jim Ball, author Shane Claiborne, and historian Jemar Tisby—all of whom pledged to vote for Harris.
During the call, speakers criticized Christian nationalism and claimed they aren’t voting for Harris to be their “savior” but because she is the “better person.”
