Perkins Defends Giving Trump A “Mulligan” On Adultery: Evangelicals Understand Second Chances [VIDEO]

The Week reports:



Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, explained to Politico that evangelicals gave Trump “a mulligan” and “a do-over.” On CNN Tuesday night, Erin Burnett asked him why, especially after porn star Stormy Daniels’ detailed account of an extramarital affair she says she had with Trump in 2006.

“If this behavior were occurring today, right now, as he is president of the United States, I can assure you that my support and the support of evangelicals would be dissipating very rapidly,” Perkins said.

Trump won over evangelicals by promising to appoint pro-life judges, making Mike Pence his running mate, and embracing “the most conservative party platform ever, and yes, evangelicals, conservatives, gave him a mulligan, they let him have a do-over,” Perkins said. “Evangelicals understand what a second chance means.”