Christian columnist raises alarm over Trump and Musk defunding evangelical ministries
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February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks by Elon Musk during the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Elon Musk's destruction of USAID, with the approval of Donald Trump, is leading to evangelical charitable organizations questioning their viability as they are caught up in the DOGE purge of government officials and programs.
Appearing on MSNBC on Thursday morning, New York Times columnist David French, who writes from a Christian perspective, stated that evangelicals who helped propel Donald Trump back to the Oval Office may be unaware of what is happening on his watch.
Speaking with host Joe Scarborough, French was asked about Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle government programs and the unforeseen collateral damage.
"Look, a lot of Americans do not realize that this Elon Musk effort at USAID and other parts of the government has explicitly targeted evangelical ministries," he told the "Morning Joe" host. "These are evangelical ministries who fought for years to have the ability to have equal access to funding, to help serve the poor, to help serve some of the most vulnerable people in the world."
"And so you're seeing what you're seeing is a targeting of some of the best things America has ever done, including, you know, as you're talking about PEPFAR [President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief], you're talking about targeting evangelical ministries who serve refugees. This is a comprehensive attack on America's moral and humanitarian standing in the world."
"I'm sorry to say, Joe, an awful lot of Americans are standing and cheering every element of this," he lamented.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks by Elon Musk during the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Elon Musk's destruction of USAID, with the approval of Donald Trump, is leading to evangelical charitable organizations questioning their viability as they are caught up in the DOGE purge of government officials and programs.
Appearing on MSNBC on Thursday morning, New York Times columnist David French, who writes from a Christian perspective, stated that evangelicals who helped propel Donald Trump back to the Oval Office may be unaware of what is happening on his watch.
Speaking with host Joe Scarborough, French was asked about Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle government programs and the unforeseen collateral damage.
"Look, a lot of Americans do not realize that this Elon Musk effort at USAID and other parts of the government has explicitly targeted evangelical ministries," he told the "Morning Joe" host. "These are evangelical ministries who fought for years to have the ability to have equal access to funding, to help serve the poor, to help serve some of the most vulnerable people in the world."
"And so you're seeing what you're seeing is a targeting of some of the best things America has ever done, including, you know, as you're talking about PEPFAR [President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief], you're talking about targeting evangelical ministries who serve refugees. This is a comprehensive attack on America's moral and humanitarian standing in the world."
"I'm sorry to say, Joe, an awful lot of Americans are standing and cheering every element of this," he lamented.
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