Carlson: Mike Pence “Isn’t Much Of A Christian Leader”

“There are clergy in Ukraine who are being thrown in prison, convents raided, nuns kicked out, priests handcuffed, thrown in jail. So I asked a self-appointed Christian leader about that, and I said, ‘What do you think? As someone who’s spent his life advocating for religious freedom about raiding nunneries and throwing priests in jail?’ And he said with a straight face, ‘Well, they you know, they had the wrong views.’

“Oh, okay. I’m sorry. I didn’t realize what the boundaries were. So you have religious freedom or freedom of speech or freedom of assembly as long as you stay within the lines. But if you express an unapproved view, then you go to jail. Is that the freedom that you recognize? No, that’s insane.

“If you’re a Christian leader and Christians are going to jail for their views, you are required to say something. And if you don’t, you’re not much of a Christian leader.” – Tucker Carlson, last night at Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA conference.

During a combative interview earlier this week, Pence told Carlson that the leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church told him that no priests had been arrested.

TUCKER CARLSON: The Zelenskyy government has arrested priests. That’s not consistent with religious liberty. It’s an attack on it, and we are funding it.

MIKE PENCE: I asked the Christian leader in Kyiv if that was happening and he assured me it was not. pic.twitter.com/dUIAy20PLe

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 14, 2023

Tucker Carlson Scorches Pence For Support Of Ukraine At Turning Point Conference: ‘You’re Not Much Of A Christian Leader’ https://t.co/wCalNi86WH

— Brad Porcellato (@BradPorcellato) July 15, 2023

A minute compilation of Tucker laughing during his speech today pic.twitter.com/scCfhOgb8B

— Acyn (@Acyn) July 15, 2023

Speaking before Trump, Tucker Carlson brags about “savaging Mike Pence” in yesterday’s evangelical forum. pic.twitter.com/7s18hevupH

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 15, 2023