While Mohler had initially declined to support Trump over questions about his “moral character,” previously saying that if he were to support, much less endorse Donald Trump for president, he “would actually have to go back and apologize to former President Bill Clinton” for all the critiques he leveled at him for his sexual improprieties.
“It’s well-established that a great number of white Evangelicals didn’t truly believe the words they wrote, endorsed, and argued in 1998 and for 18 years until the 2016 election,” French writes. “Oh sure, they thought they believed those words. If someone challenged their convictions with a lie detector test, they would have passed with flying colors.” Continue reading.