{"id":2162,"date":"2021-01-19T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2021-01-19T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T16:44:11","slug":"franklin-graham-compares-republicans-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-to-betrayal-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2021\/01\/franklin-graham-compares-republicans-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-to-betrayal-of-christ.html","title":{"rendered":"Franklin Graham Compares Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump to Betrayal of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, 10 Republican members voted to approve President Trump’s second impeachment. Evangelist Franklin Graham compared their choice to the one Judas Iscariot made against Christ.<\/p>\n

The head of the Samaritan’s Purse has been a long-time fan of the Trump presidency, but others in the evangelical community are turning on Trump after the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol. Members of the House voted 232-197 to impeach Trump on the grounds of “inciting violence against the Government of the United States”.<\/p>\n

“Shame, shame on the ten Republicans who joined with @SpeakerPelosi & the House Democrats in impeaching President Trump yesterday,” Graham tweeted. “After all that he has done for our country, you would turn your back & betray him so quickly? What was done yesterday only further divides our nation.”<\/p>\n

In a post on Facebook, Grahm further detailed his frustrations.<\/p>\n

“But the House Democrats impeached him because they hate him and want to do as much damage as they can,” Graham wrote. “And these ten, from [Trump’s] own party, joined in the feeding frenzy. It makes you wonder what the thirty pieces of silver were that [Democratic House] Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi promised for this betrayal.”<\/p>\n

In the Bible, Judas Iscariot was paid 30 pieces of silver by the Pharisees to betray Jesus, who was tried and punished before being crucified by the Romans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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