Nikki Haley taps controversial pastor for campaign launch invocation

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This preacher is a major league asshole

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As a presidential candidate in 2000, then-Sen. John McCain told voters he had no use for the religious right movement, denouncing prominent evangelical leaders as “agents of intolerance.” The message did not resonate with most Republican voters and the Arizona Republican’s candidacy fell short.

Eight years later, McCain was determined to learn key lessons from his earlier failure and eagerly forged partnerships with far-right social conservatives. In fact, the GOP senator even welcomed the support of Pastor John Hagee — at least for a while.....

In 2018, for example, Donald Trump invited Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, to deliver the official benediction at the opening of a new U.S. embassy in Israel.

This morning, Hagee made another notable political appearance, delivering the invocation at the kickoff event for Nikki Haley’s Republican presidential campaign.

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After the pastor exited the stage, and the GOP candidate stood at the microphone, Haley said, “To Pastor Hagee, I still say I want to be you when I grow up.”